My favorite paintings are the ones I don’t know I’m painting until they’re finished.

I remain open to possibility, painting what comes from within, letting the canvas guide me. Often, the result is a rustic and abstracted landscape. Most likely a pasture or open field, frequently remembered from my childhood or from my travels. I am drawn to the abstract and the outdoors. These paintings are mostly instinctual. Abstract painting is a welcomed departure from life’s routines, schedules, and expectations. From the smallest task each morning, we have a schedule, a plan, a goal for what needs to be accomplished. Abstract painting offers an almost overwhelming amount of freedom. A blank canvas. No directions, no expectations, no preconceived plan or image, keeping everything in a state of flux, fragile and bold. Painting is unknown territory, an act of discovery. I focus on the process, and am unconcerned with the final destination.

My paintings stem from a dream, a journey of self, an exercise of faith

— to a finished product that will hopefully affect the viewer in a lyrical and personal way. My work is mostly abstract and gestural. Colors are rarely realistic or as they “should” be. Painting for me is a journey, preserving the color and richness of nature, figure or idea in a lasting image for years to come. I try to capture the excitement, the energy, the light, and the peace in the vistas or figures I am viewing – take everyday objects and transform them into something colorful and interesting.