My show “Realm” speaks to my personal journey through the natural world and how it affects the evolution of my art. Growing up in the countryside of Connecticut with grass between my toes and ocean mist on my skin, the landscape was always part of my being. At an early age I was captivated by the colors, textures and movement of nature, and always felt compelled to bring it into my art. The essence of my world was always in nature and my need to create was strong I feel, because of this.

I am most comfortable with a large brush, a large canvas and the solitude of my studio. My strokes are an extension of my body, almost like a dance at times, and movement on the canvas is essential. My desire to share this intimate love for the land comes in color shifts and fluid lines that break boundaries, expressing the unbridled feeling that the environment gives me. I want to create the feeling of a landscape in my paintings, by paying homage to realism, yet with the unlimited expression of abstraction.

As nature is in a constant state of change, my paintings follow this lead as they evolve right on the canvas. Not working from photographs, my creative decisions are entirely intuitive, working from memories of being in the landscape. My choices on light and color are most evocative when I recall standing in the midst of a favorite spot in nature. Through “process painting,” one step influences the next, and instead of controlling the outcome, I am constantly surprised by it. Just as nature intended.