Most of my work is impulse driven, which means I create art when I am moved by something specific. It can be sparked by a photograph, a face, a sunset, a flower,  a news story, a word, a feeling or a dream. It’s a way of taking what’s inside, my hidden self, and expressing through the work of my hands a visual language.  It is not only very gratifying to see if I can create art that expresses how I feel, but also when it connects or resonates with viewers. I like the freedom to work between genres, disciplines, mediums, between fine art and craft, high art and low art. This allows form to be dictated by the content and not restricted by discipline. Despite having a broad range of work the common thread is that I always use black as my base whether I am painting on wood, stone, or canvas. Sometimes I am moved to cut or sand a painting down, or add other elements, to reformat it, but it is always the content that dictated what will happen to a piece.