I  am an experimenter, explorer and a seeker of beauty. When I set out to  work, there is no image in mind, but the vision unfolds as the work  evolves. It usually begins with simple forms and marks with broad areas.  It then becomes more refined and delicate and knits itself together  through line.

I am a process person, interested in employing  materials and techniques to the ‘landscape’ of my mind. My drawings,  paintings and prints evolve from the idea of linear pathways echoing  from the tracks of animals in nature, fissures in rock palisades and the  patterns created by my hands becoming ‘playful’ with my tools.  

Learning  to read a printing plate before inking, is like sensing the log before  wielding the axe. So goes my act of creativity, being aware of what  resonates in front of me and responding with marks, colors and  textures. 

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