Color and light, particularly in the landscape are the elements that inspire me to paint.
I relate to them on an emotional level.

Light expresses the passage of time. It illuminates the landscape creating endless variations of color and form. It is color and light that define a particular moment in the landscape, setting the mood and affecting how I respond to the scene. The experience is universally familiar but the response is individual.

My paintings are not literal representations of the landscape. They are of real places, some very well known to me and others just brief visits. What they are about is that particular moment in time and place and the feelings evoked. The challenge is to capture it using color and light as the vehicle. I prefer to do that in a representational way editing to suit my needs rather than a purely abstract expression of the moment.

I have a strong interest in history and a fascination with the passage of time and human experience. Cultures are different, fashions change, technology advances, the old and the yet to be feel foreign. To me nature and the natural landscape are constant. They connect us to the past and future. I can look at a landscape painted by an artist centuries ago and know that he or she felt compelled to express a moment in time much like one I have known. I find that reassuring.