As a painter, I am primarily a landscape impressionist.  Years of reading and study have helped develop my knowledge, while the gradual awakening of my inner senses has guided my endeavours to blend light and colour into beauty.  The landscape of the world around us holds the key to the rhythm of life and I envision my canvasses dancing with sunshine and light.  I am constantly striving to realize this through each finished work.  For this reason I find painting "en plein air" puts me in an empowering environment, allowing me to paint "the moment" quickly and spontaneously, forcing me to condense and process what I see into a reality without clutter that I can convey to my audience.
  

 I see painting as a universal language.  It is the language of my soul, and my goal as an artist is to communicate with the viewer, without need for the spoken word.  Every canvas I face becomes an adventure.  I begin with my own emotional response to a scene, vista or perception of reality and work to recreate and convey that emotional response to the viewer.  My task is not to merely reproduce the physicality of the scene, but to capture the atmosphere and emotions that are intrinsic everywhere in nature, and then connect the subject to the viewer through the shared emotions.  Painting is not a vocation; it is a life-long journey and an exploration of the soul.  Every painting is a bridge.  Every brush stroke is a ripple in the river affording me the opportunity to transmit energy, feelings, and to connect with others and share my vision of harmony and peacefulness.