Artist Statement

My artwork explores familiar landscapes and offers glimpses of how I perceive our fragile, ever changing environment. These observations are fleeting events; constantly effected by light, time of day, location, weather and also my personal sentiments. I use light and space to communicate emotional content and hint at the brevity of this moment. I’m interested in holding these moments closely and savoring them, for me, this is where the poetic intent of my work resides.

Living and working close to nature has given me a heightened sensitivity of environmental issues challenging the health and well being of our planet. My artistic practice explores my connection to the earth, the rejuvenation I experience in nature and my feelings of a responsibility to protect the environment.

During my daily walks along the shore, or on local woodland trails, I find space to recenter myself and rekindle my connection to a greater universe. This sense of awe within nature carries over into my drawings and paintings. As a landscape painter, I spend a lot of time observing and drawing the world around me. Nature, with its vast and expansive beauty speaks to me. Observing and sketching on location helps me visually absorb and comprehend a place. This research allows me to investigate the unique qualities of a natural setting and gain an awareness of the complexity of its interconnected natural systems. The effects climate change has presented challenges to our planet and opened a discourse regarding human desires vs. environmental protection. I’m curious about how people interact with natural environments and interested in exploring ways in which we can exist in harmony. It is my desire to inspire others to experience the beauty of nature and recognize our collective responsibility to protect it.