Artist Statement

​​​I have been doing some form of creative work since a teenager when I designed and built my first house, an 8'x12' A-frame.  Born in Portland, Maine, I've lived in the southern part of the State most of my life.  Well before I started traveling, my interests in all things artistic was nurtured by two creative parents.  My mother, a painter and gardener, and my father, a home designer and builder, instilled in me a curiosity about nature and a love of art, in all its forms. ​ Traveling has only intensified that interest.

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My love of nature continuously rises to the surface of all my work, whether I'm painting, drawing or printmaking.  My most recent paintings grew out of a series of abstract drawings of fabricated organic objects; both my paintings and drawings reflect the transformation of plants, trees and/or other vegetation into shapes and patterns which speak to my particular definition of an artificial landscape.  I'm inspired  by organic elements and attempt to recreate them to evoke a sense of mystery and excitement.     

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