I work in encaustic wax predominately and have a passion for exploring historic artistic methods. Having the medium be a curiosity helps draw viewers into the artwork. I am currently exploring subtleties in nature close to home and am exploring complex ecosystems and considering the fragile environment competing interest groups lay claim to. I use my animal imagery, with indirect reference to human behavior, in hopes of raising questions about how our environment and resources are being used. I believe that these systems and the way they are used is a microcosm of the human condition. Perhaps if we can examine issues and react to them in a compassionate manner close to home, that action will reverberate outward and have positive effects.
My work springs from my attempts to see the natural world and its inhabitants clearly, to discover and uncover its patterns and layers, and to share what I see. Whether it is the details of songbirds and waterfowl observed daily at close range or the vastness of the great Southwestern canyon lands distilled to their essence in abstraction, my work reflects my vision, grounded in geography and sense of place
