Inspiration - The continually changing New England landscape and the vastness of the Southwest inspire my paintings and my impressions are conveyed through bold color and gestural brushwork. I have lived and painted in Vermont since the early sixties and have spent time and painted near Big Bend Texas, where we have a rustic adobe house.

Recollections - Moods are evoked by the places I've seen and I recall them in my studio. The sensual wealth that surrounds us is transformed into my own appreciation and sense of place. I draw inspiration and energy from dramatic skies, constantly changing light and the intimate details of nature as well as its infinite scale.

Explorations - Recent paintings explore water in varied dimensions, from the pond bottom through layers of water, to surface tension and reflection, to water splashes and ripples.

Process - I begin a new painting at the top and work my way down, working quickly to establish mood through color and composition. I allow the paint, drips and accidental color combinations to guide my vision. I use orange, brown, green and shades of gray in my skies to create the mood and feeling of weather, skies and water. Painting larger has allowed me to be more spontaneous and explore paint in a different way. Creating a painting is often full of frustration when I can't get it to "work", but when my inner vision does materialize it is one of the most exciting feelings.

My paintings have a luminous, rich quality created by laying down thin glazes of oil paint on paper, canvas or panel. Layers are built up slowly after each has been softened and blended. I remove paint with turpentine and rags, re-apply, and remove again, repeating the process until the painting works and excites me. My finished paintings often don't resemble their beginnings; they go through a continual process of change. With a combination of persistence and luck, an exciting painting may result.