Painting

In my painting, I am drawn to creating active, layered surfaces with brave uses of color and composition. I often work in series, with most of my ideas originating from my creative writing where there is a constant interest in the personal, story, and reflection. Some titles of ongoing series work are:  What My Mother Taught Me, Route 1, Dog Contemplates World Peace, Body As Map, and The Landscape Diaries.  I also use straightforward still life and landscape work as a momentum-building component in my painting practice.