I was born in San Diego and my Dad was in the Navy.  I spent all my life living in a place that was close to water.  Here in the Puget Sound area of Washington State we have extraordinary lakes, rivers, the sound and are only a few hours to the Pacific Ocean.  My travel, a primary past time, most often take me to a new tropical or beach location.  For much of my later life I was lucky enough to have some means of getting out on the water.  Being on the water is a very peaceful and relaxing place for me.  This inspires a lot of my work.   With some of my water inspired work I either had a dream that inspired the piece or I started out with a fully abstract piece and it morphed into something to do with water.