I grew up along the banks of the Mississippi River where I found spiritual refuge along the wooded pathways that summoned my attention in youth.  Dappled sunlight, rooted trails, and flowing water remain a permanent fixture in my memory and a place of meditative visitation.  Duality has become a reoccurring theme in my work, as I explore contrasts, and how light gets through the dark. Bold linework and large color fields creates a dialogue around energy and balance, where depth is created through multiple transparent watery layers of paint, laid upon the textures found below created by using graphite, charcoal, and pastel. These compositions explore shadow and light and represent the inner and outer journey as the painting comes to creation.