When I began to study art in college, my studio professor encouraged students to choose subject matter for their work which they really knew and cared about. For me that was the sea beside which I had spent most of my summers. I still return to the sea for renewal of spirit and my work continues to be closely related to the motion and rhythms of the deep as well as the natural currents of the air. These are forces known only by their effect upon the world around us.

My art portrays the effect of currents whether on cloud and water or on fabric as in my "cloak" drawings. These drawings include the energetic forces innate to the subject or a quality of peace demanded by some. In the "weaving" of the cloaks are included symbols of its owner's life and culture.

In addition to these very kinesthetic studies, I am interested in the detailed rendition of natural objects such as feathers or shells which are executed with brush and watercolor to product a realistic portrait of the object.

Very different in style are the encaustic paintings. Encaustic is a medium which was used by the ancient cultures of Egypt and Greece. Pigment is suspended in a melted wax solution and manipulated upon a rigid surface while it remains liquid. The painting technique must be very quick and spontaneous, so very unlike the very controlled technique of my drawings and watercolors. In my experience the medium lends a very energetic surface and quality to the finished piece. This energy can be present in my acrylic works on canvas which often deal with the sea as the subject.