Space, the natural elements, momentary awareness, and the minimalist view, all define home for my practice. This is a visual and visceral aesthetic - awareness of spatial relationships found in all phenomena and the stillness that underlies everything. Considering that space is the primary element of all existence, I find it surprising that aside from physics we pay minimal attention to it at best, preferring the manifested form. Living for 40 years in fields and woods, large skies and horizons have informed my aesthetic. Nature also shares a pervasive heart of presence when we care to pause and touch into it. The elements are in constant dynamic change and space generously provides the scaffold for this observation and lived experience.​Integrated into my art practice is a passion of the science of direct experience, perception and being. Understanding the relative and essential nature of our phenomenal world. ​The quiet relentless simplicity and stark beauty of Agnes Martin's work has endless resonance for me. Formally, Lyrical Abstraction and Minimalism also sustain me in my inquiry, as well as simple living and observation. My approach is to encounter, observe, simplify, and learn.