I love to paint.  There's something about taking a blank canvas or board and transforming it into an image that makes me happy.  It's really as simple as that for me. Sometimes I choose to paint something because of the memory it evokes. Other times, I just can’t resist the color, texture, light, or smile-inducing quality of the subject.  There is so much color in the world, so many things that call out to me to paint them, that I have difficulty adhering to one particular theme.  

In my work, texture plays a large part,  and I will carve into a piece to add dimension,  or collage-in different types of  found materials.   Often, text is added to make a connection, share a thought, or just for fun.  

 
I find beauty in the goings-on around me.  Whether it’s a gull hanging out at the ocean, my dog sleeping in the yard, the sun shining just right on a landscape, or the scrumptious colors of wild flowers.  I paint my world.