My recent paintings are inspired by my wanderings around the midcoast area of Maine. I feel deeply connected to this part of the world. Walking in the woods, on the conservation lands near my home, and along the Damariscotta River, I see paintings everywhere. The large-scale size of the paintings helps to create an environment for the viewer to enter. My ideas begin in the natural world, but once a work is underway, the paint on the flat surface takes on a life of its own, and the color, line, and surface texture evolve as I work.