My work is inspired by the lush landscape and light of the Pacific Northwest. Over the years my art has increasingly reflected qualities and elements observed and experienced in this natural environment.
      I have come to interpret nature as the dynamism of visual forces rather than the representation of appearances. I eliminate figurative

references in my work and strip it down to the basic elements of colour and shape — creating rhythm and movement through pattern and colour relationships. This approach has resulted in dense, all-over surface paintings created by the controlled pouring and splattering of paint. For me, painting is a combination of deliberation and    ... more »

  
Bloom (detail), 29¼ x 21 ¼ inches, 2008