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Artist Statement
My paintings express my feelings and ideas filtered through my observations of the natural world.
I paint outdoors from life. I enjoy the difficulty and immediacy of this process and the time spent alone in wild places. If I prefer unruly landscapes to calmer views I guess it is just a reflection of my own character. I am also continuously amazed at how nature creates order out of disorder. How the most seemingly chaotic tangles and jumbles all seem to have their own perfect design. I wonder if human activity viewed from a distance might display this same logic.
The emphasis on detail in my landscapes is a reflection of my belief in the importance of the individual and the individual’s contribution to diversity. A bough of leaves is no more a flat mass of green than any one group of people are identical in their convictions and capabilities. In every branch, rock, and cloud I paint I try to demonstrate this idea.
I have always found contemplating the beauty and complexity of the natural world to be a therapeutic antidote to the stresses and inadequacies of our own lives. I hope that my paintings can bring some of the magnificence, grandeur, and exuberance of nature into the daily lives of those who hang my works on their walls.
My paintings express my feelings and ideas filtered through my observations of the natural world.
I paint outdoors from life. I enjoy the difficulty and immediacy of this process and the time spent alone in wild places. If I prefer unruly landscapes to calmer views I guess it is just a reflection of my own character. I am also continuously amazed at how nature creates order out of disorder. How the most seemingly chaotic tangles and jumbles all seem to have their own perfect design. I wonder if human activity viewed from a distance might display this same logic.
The emphasis on detail in my landscapes is a reflection of my belief in the importance of the individual and the individual’s contribution to diversity. A bough of leaves is no more a flat mass of green than any one group of people are identical in their convictions and capabilities. In every branch, rock, and cloud I paint I try to demonstrate this idea.
I have always found contemplating the beauty and complexity of the natural world to be a therapeutic antidote to the stresses and inadequacies of our own lives. I hope that my paintings can bring some of the magnificence, grandeur, and exuberance of nature into the daily lives of those who hang my works on their walls.
