The two central and concurrent elements in my work are color and mark-making. I am interested in color as an independent means of expressing significant form. Increasingly, I am more aware of my personal mark-making and how it translates into a painting of movement. My imagery comes from a contemplative perception of landscape and figures in the landscape. I approach painting as an organic process and engage in a spontaneous linking of aims and means. I work predominately in oil and watercolor. The initial pieces are a prelude, small watercolor vignettes done 'au Plein Air' and later translated to large scale oils on canvas.