My son, a pilot, took me for a ride in a small private air plane. I found the view from the air was so interesting. Familiar but at the same time abstract.  It inspired me to begin my ‘View from Above’ series. The subject of each painting is reminiscent of my travels and the style of these paintings informed by a trip I took to see the works of the famous glass artist, Dale Chihuly.  Especially inspiring were his Macchia with their smooth, sometimes glowing surfaces and mottled colors. Inspiration for this piece are the magnificent glaciers of Alaska.