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Of all the ways we express ourselves, painting is the language
I know best.
When the world feels chaotic, I pick up the brush and a calm comes over me, assuring me that
I am in the right place at the right time. All my energy comes into one focal point and I am at peace. Some people fish, some
meditate, I paint.
As a naturalist, I am often inspired by some detail of nature. Once I begin painting,
describing the beauty of the object is less important than capturing it’s miraculous essence. I like taking an ordinary
subject like a simple blossom, isolating it, enlarging it and dramatizing it’s color and movement to make a strong,
powerful and lasting statement. In the process, I pay homage to the universal connection of all things.
My aim is to make
art which takes on a life of it’s own and moves us beyond our usual way of thinking and being.
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