My paintings span from figurative to abstraction, from landscape to collage. The common strand is a love of color, texture, shape, line and form. As I work, I am moved by how one color sits next to another and how one material plays off another. My work is layered to create complex richness yet honors simplicity. I love the language of art and have studied formally for many years, yet the surprises and visual nuances still excite me. This delight echoes some of my earliest memories of playing with clay as a child. Being an artist is at the core of who I am and how I experience the world.