After 20 years of a dedicated painting practice, I’ve recently shifted away from recreating reference photos, allowing my imagination to guide me instead. This change has opened the door to true creative freedom.

The influence of artists like Katherine Bradford, Milton Avery, and Bob Thompson — along with countless personal experiments — has helped me uncover a way of painting that I had been intuitively seeking for years. It feels like stepping into a world I’ve always known was there, but couldn’t quite reach.

Each painting is rooted in memory — sometimes from childhood, sometimes more recent — and all are deeply tied to my life on Whidbey Island. A thread of spirituality, something I’ve been quietly exploring in my personal life, has begun to emerge in my work, and I’m grateful to see it take shape on the canvas.

What remains constant in my practice is a deep desire for connection — to place, to memory, to others — and a profound sense of gratitude for it.

To Purchase Work- see Museo Gallery

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