Color excites me as an expression of emotion.  And through the use lines and shapes with vibrant colors, a movement is formed which reveals a moment of clarity. The concept of this "moment of expression" is an important factor in this artist's journey to achieve my soul's purpose. This is what I find keeps coming back as truth. My philosophy on art is that it should be thought provoking, playful, surprising and poetic. This does not necessarily mean the work needs to be "traditionally" beautiful. Color relationships on the canvas or wall are more important visually, than the people or things in the picture. In exploring color against color with no backgrounds or shadows, it simplifies the story for the viewer. The painting becomes pure emotion. It becomes an experiment, comparing how much reaction is due to realism and how much is due to color. I believe, that we react to colors more viscerally than images. Consequently, by reducing images, breaking my work down into pure color and shapes the work is a truer part of my vision.

Active in my community, I look forward to bringing more access to the arts to where I live, hence public art is close to my heart because I believe it is a necessary daily experience for a civilized human existence to grow in shared environments. Whether it is specific to a particular place or art integrated into the architecture or landscape design, these are creations of spirit in our spaces. With a piece of artwork set in a neighborhood environment, a personality, or character of being is formed in an organic way. This new aspect or familiar entity becomes a part of our daily lives, we feel more complete with it reminding us of how we belong. The sight of our personified space reminds us where we are not alone in this world, understood and connected to everyone around us.