Just Happy to Be Here
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Have you ever walked a beagle dog through your neighborhood? The experience is not a normal dog walk, that is, striding steadily from point A to point B, covering ground on all the streets. A "beagle walk" is a slow, stop-and-go pokey walk, where you stop very frequently to satisfy her little hound nose, leaving you staring up at the trees and sky most of the time. This is a description of my life, several times a day, in my woodsy neighborhood. I have stared up at many trees and sky views. Trees embrace and surround, and even affect the sounds I hear. I also study the clouds and weather, the constantly changing setting behind the trees. I do not not the "human" presence - the people, the buildings - my deep connection to nature is how I choose my subjects.
I almost never just sit with a book and pencil, sketching what I see in the trees. I don't consciously think about what is coming out on the page. Not a realistic representation, my work is a response to the backdrop of life - a living, twisting habitat. I do not care if one sees actual trees in my work - if you do, that is fine - but if you only see composition, color, and mood, then that is just perfect. Just feel.

48"x 36" acrylic on wood panel

48"x 36" acrylic on wood panel

48"x36" on wood panel

48"x36" on wood panel

48"x36" on wood panel

48"x36" on wood panel

48"x36" on wood panel

48"x36" on wood panel