I have always been fascinated with how light and forms interact in the fantasmagorical intricacies of nature. All of my compositions are based upon this dynamic symmetry, guided by my graphic design background. However, this body of work developed into a search for the most intimate within the greatest expanse.

My canvases center on a single element, a bough or segment of a tree, and are meant to acknowledge nature and the beauty of her complexities found in each single entity. Every leaf or flowering bud is in harmony with the grace of each of its neighbors.

Combined, they create a crescendo that lyrically evokes an emotion of awe, power, or reflection. In my landscapes, these single entities move out into the expanse of their surroundings. The trees, the rocks, the clouds, all are depicted to communicate nature’s majestic force.

I found my original inspiration in early Chinese works beginning with the Northern Song dynasty, (approximately 970 A.D.) The ability of those artists to communicate the endless expanses of depth, combined with the subtleties of intimate detail, compelled me to transfer those nuances of Eastern expression into my understanding of Western light.

I have an unrelenting desire to capture nature’s limitless range of profound moments; the fragments in time when she pronounces her surreal capacity in light and form, and the impossible is manifest. I watch. I wait. I take the time for her majestic force to be shown. These moments in time transcend my understanding of what exists and what we all forget to recognize; that heaven is all around us. We pretend, fail or ignore the fact that we all can and do see it. I am limited to recording my experience of it on dry canvas.