I fall in love with nature all over again every day and find beauty in the most mundane places. I’m not particularly interested in sweeping vistas or the formal portrait. I prefer to paint the intimate moments of our lives – golden leaves swirling in an eddy, ravens holding council in the yard.  I learned long ago that not everyone is able to see the beauty surrounding us. My hope is that my paintings will inspire people to see the world like an artist so they, too, will fall in love with nature again every day.  Oil is my preferred medium. Jamie Wyeth once said “You have to love a medium to work in it. I love the feel and smell of oil. I could eat it”. I enjoy the tactile quality of oil and the sheer joy of spreading it around like icing on a cake, using the mark of the brush to convey the buttery texture of an avocado or the wooly coat of a sheep.