The power and rhythm of the living land is my primary inspiration, and I enjoy creating landscapes with a variety of media. Occasionally I use my own photos for reference, but I also find that imagination can be useful in composing landscapes. The variety of color, line and shape found in nature is as intriguing and as stimulating as a song or a poem. The vocabulary for these disciplines is quite similar. For example, the terms "composition", "rhythm" and "movement" apply to both music and art. It is through the visual representation of land and sky that I feel a connection to the world. Peace and joy can be found by trying to describe in two dimensions my vision of the real land.

 

I also use other subjects for my artwork, such as florals, portraits, and depictions of animals. Having been an art teacher for many years, I found it helpful to be able to be able to work with a lot of different media and portray different subjects. I have used oils, acrylics, oil pastels, alcohol inks, pastels, charcoal, watercolor, and digital media to create a body of artwork which I am happy to be able to display at Gallery 12.