I am drawn to the pure nature of children, the flower, the creature, and strive toward their intangible wisdom through my paintings. In recent years, my subject matter has turned to my pre-adolescent daughters, and that age in general, for it's care- free lack of consciousness. I look to flowers and creatures for their simultaneous sense of awe and simplicity.

I want to evoke transcendence in the illuminationation within a shadow or dark space, of quiet, still moments. I have always been drawn to the striking, jewel-like colors of stained glass, and the way the colored panes or painted figures are contained within their black outline, further heightening each's color's glowing power.

I've enjoyed returning to the skills of realistic painting that were nurtured in my early classical training, after a period of working in a more expressionistic style. Now I am experiencing the deep satisfaction of acheiving a certain result through very careful and meticulous rendering, while maintaining the fluidity and freedom in working in oils.