“The beauty of the imagination is that it can discover such magnificent vastness inside a tiny space.” “The imagination retains a passion for freedom. It wants to press ahead beyond the accepted frontiers and bring back reports of regions no mapmaker has yet visited.” “It illuminates the inner landscapes of our life and helps us discover their secret archaeologies.” - John O’Donohue, “Beauty, The invisible Embrace”

I have always considered myself primarily a Nature landscape photographer. With my passion for color, Autumn has always been my favorite season of the year, where color subtly and boldly permeates the textures of the landscape and one can readily perceive the ephemeral essence of the natural world. Eventually my landscape work began to shift toward the abstract and into my current work where I perceive my image captures as a canvas to pursue my personal vision. My images are, initially, photographic captures of paint deteriorating on rusting metal. The textures are inherent and the final colors, tonality and composition are the result of my intuitive response to the subject matter. I am drawn to create imagery which to me is emotionally vibrant and mysterious, rich in color, evoking a sense of wonder. Utilizing elements of color, texture and ambiguous forms I create a portal for transmuting the temporal to the empyreal in my pursuit of the miraculous.