“The process of creating art is a challenging pilgrimage ... a unique opportunity to intimately experience my environment through careful observation of form, light, and color. Much of my inspiration is derived from the classical imagery of the Old Masters. I aspire to create that timeless quality in my own paintings. I want my work to capture the simple transcendent beauty of what is experienced day to day – whether that be the fascination by familiar objects in a still life, the elegant bone structure or elusive expression of a person, or the light, color, and feeling within a landscape.”