Artist's Statement

I love to find complementary forms in the natural landscape, especially those forms that emphasize what is unique about a place.

Solitude is a critical part of my creative process. I am attracted to the American West as a subject because it is there that I can immerse myself in solitary contemplation of the landscape.

The camera helps me; it is a second pair of eyes as well as a brush and canvas that allow me to portray the feeling I had about a certain place and time.

In sharing my images I hope to inspire viewers to pay closer attention to what is happening around them, particularly in the natural world, and to understand that artistic creation is a very useful tool for developing that attention.