I believe art should sing a song, tell a story.  Each painting I begin is a new adventure and experiment for me.  The natural world, specifically wildlife and birds, are what I find most compelling.  I see them as a sort of fragile strength.  Vulnerable, yet wise and resilient.   My work builds up layer by layer, a long but rewarding process.  I hope my art compels the viewer to pause and stare a bit, to find secrets and surprises in the layers there.  Artistically, I am fascinated by many things…a tree’s meandering branches, the expressions of a human face, the negative spaces around the wading birds.  I’m a bit in awe of interesting lines, shapes and layers.  Those are the lenses through which I see the world.  And so my art is simply a pulling together of these elements.

 

Nashville is where I was born and raised, but have recently located near the Tennessee River in north Alabama, a treasure trove of nature and inspiration.