I am a native Northern Californian and am drawn to explore the light, shadows and patterns of the landscape of this unique area. As did my sea faring, boat building ancestors, I share a deep affinity to the coastal shores, valleys and hills.
Whether near home or in a small village in Tuscany, I am excited by color transforming from warm to cool and dark to light. I am also intrigued by patterns and textures and by natural compositions of positive and negative space.
I paint because I enjoy the finished creation and also because of exquisite place to which I venture, when in the middle of a good painting. My colors are rich, my shadows vibrant, my soul Mediterranean.
