Artist Statement

I am a self-directed artist and colorist living and working in Fort Worth, Texas. My work is a reflection of my environment and its impact on me. My artistic mission is to evoke a love of nature by revealing its spirituality. Tree bark may be a metaphor for the brokenness and scarring left by childhood sexual abuse, an unfortunate period of my personal history. Landscapes of State and National Parks may be monuments to the monuments themselves, a historical and spiritual record of my travels. Paintings of flowers, plants, and trees represent my internal awareness after being touched by their beauty. Abstracts are often torn out of me and express something that I cannot express any other way – they represent pure emotion. My process includes observation of a subject or scene, focusing on the colors and lines. The most interesting areas become a composition often expanded or exaggerated from the original. Technically, I use a palette of 5 primary colors, plus black and white, mixing whatever color I need as I was taught to do over a period of five years of private lessons.