A lifetime of immersing myself in landscapes, both in plein air and underwater, has allowed me to gain an intimacy with the natural world as witness, observer, and recorder. I consider my paintings a conduit to experiences in nature, a way to explore the dynamic evolution of a range of environments.

I’ve always been drawn to watery places where the light, color and forms are both recognizable and abstract. My paintings reflect the heightened sensation of these universes and evolve like living organisms, developing their own ecologies.

In the studio I layer, pour, and scrape away paint, inviting immediacy and memory to exist in equal parts. This process echoes cycles of organic growth and decay and current destructive impacts on our environment.

In the end, I always come back to the physicality of my materials; the sensuous quality of oil paint expresses what I’ve seen and felt in my encounters with nature. I create these paintings to invoke a world of beauty, chaos, and turbulence, and to invite viewers to take note of their surroundings whether on land or beneath the waves.

Plein air from kayak, Concord, MA