Written during the 2020 Pandemic

"I have been a member of the Coast Highway Art Collective since 2016, and I'm glad to have gotten the opportunity to know so many talented folks from the Point Arena area. It has been my inspiration to integrate the special North Coast environments into my work.

During the year of Pandemic, I have been keeping busy with a series of smaller paintings of the plants that bloomed in Spring and Summer of 2020, as well as other subjects.

I am currently working on a triptych commission for friends who recently purchased a new home. This is part of my black and white series. With the black and white technique, I start with gesso boards and black oil paint. I create the images with a series of different tools including brushes, pallet knives, and other implements such as Q-Tips. Then I scratch out details in the paint using single-edge razors and other scraping tools. I continue to add paint and scratch until the objects come to life and the painting is complete. Here's my painting of Owl Thoughts, oil on 24-in. x 24-in. board."