Serenity is both the driver and the outcome of my artistic expression. The focus needed to create art crowds out ricocheting thoughts and restores order to a chaotic internal world. This desire for stillness dictates every aspect of the work, from the inclusion or omission of elements to the composition and choice of palette.

Whether derived from the natural or built environment, the scenes in my artwork are often desolate, distilled to the essential elements needed to convey a peacefulness that may exist for only a fleeting moment. I use a limited palette of the three primaries, two secondaries and white.

Inspiration for my work arrives unpredictably and from many sources. Subjects that feature foliage often spark my interest with a detail like a starkly backlit leaf randomly protruding from a shrub’s dense mass of otherwise dark wood and twigs. With urban subjects, I am attracted to buildings and materials from the first half of the 20th century. Inspirations have included vintage signs, aging plumbing, decaying concrete walls, industrial-sash windows, classic light fixtures and 1950s-era malachite green paint. Regardless of subject, I am usually inspired to paint when I notice something unusual about a subject.