Artist Statement

I paint mostly at night between 11pm and 5 am, the quiet time. Sometimes I use oil and sometimes acrylic or a combination of media. Each style of painting is fuel for the next so there is always something to learn and unlearn. I started practicing meditation when I was about 12 years old and have pursued that my whole life meditating an hour in the morning and half-hour in the evening every day. I cannot say enough about the benefits. For me it makes every thing possible and prevents getting into a pattern of working. Putting up a blank canvas I wait until I feel that I should paint - then I just paint it. I rarely draw any idea before hand. It all comes at once and I try to capture it in that moment if possible. It's all about letting go of any concepts or impressions and just getting into the flow of it.