Artist Statement

When I was a child my family drove from Santa Monica to the San Fernando Valley almost every weekend to visit my grandparents. As my brother and I sat in the backseat of my parents’ car, I remember glimpsing bits of landscape as they flashed past the car window. For me, there was something very exciting and beautiful about the light and shadows and textures on the hillsides we passed. At night when we returned home, I was fascinated by the tiny lights dancing off passing cars in the rain. I wanted to freeze those scenes in time so they would last forever and I could drink in their beauty for as long as I liked. I felt electrified from the looking and wondered if others ever felt the same thrill. It turns out that those car trips were the catalyst for my young imagination and creative aspirations.

I didn’t know if I ever would be a good enough artist to capture what I saw and felt, but it has been a lifelong quest that has kept me passionate all these years in that pursuit. About thirty years ago I began to see that climate change was becoming a worrying issue. Now, more than ever, my hope is to keep the beauty and specialness of our planet in the eyes and minds of others, and I hope that in some small way my paintings will inspire others to take care of this miracle we live on.