There is joy in finding a new direction in my work.

I’ve spent the past 6 months working on my painting practice, doing my best to trust, and to allow the new imagery to show up. It won’t show up if I don’t, and so I have a regular painting practice.

You already are an artist, by virtue of being human.

Being human is a naturally creative experience.

The evolution of the human spirit is the evolution of creativity, and of art.

Art has been healing the spirit for over 40,000 years now. Art speaks to the spirit. When you work from your spirit, you and your life are more in line with what you came here to do and become.

Some of the very first paintings I made as a new painter were of trees.

There’s always been something about trees that inspires me. As I started being a painter, my artist’s eye was mesmerized by their frozen dramatic winter forms, and I imagined them dancing and communicating with everyone who passed by.

Where does art come from?

Before any artwork takes shape as something that can be seen, it already exists as energy or spirit.

I’ve learned that if I sit around and wait for inspiration to knock on the door and announce its arrival, I’ll be waiting a long time.

Ideas and inspiration show up from everywhere, all of the time, and the best thing I can do to welcome them into my studio is be present.