“My art celebrates the movement and spirit of nature. Whether I’m working from observation or imagination, nature is always the initial spark of inspiration. I grew up among the salt marshes and pine barrens of southern New Jersey. I now live in the oak and hickory forest of central Pennsylvania. I love them both. I try to walk in the woods every day. I observe, I record beauty using a sketchbook, a camera, my phone or my memory. I take these recordings to my studio where I try to recapture my feelings in paint. I am not trying to copy nature, but I am trying to paint the way that nature inspires me. I hope to transfer these feelings to the viewer. “