From the solitude and freedom of the landscape, I am able to express those most positive feelings toward life that can easily be doubted in other circumstances. I bring these feelings to the painting process--first to the sketches, then to the realized paintings. Each painting is a solitary, articulate message from my soul to all souls who recognize the thought and are left to wonder at their own private thoughts and feelings being reflected. The completed paintings become shining mirrors which reflect the intuitions and emotions brought to them by the viewer.