I find inspiration from the raw and wild beauty in nature and natural materials. Patterns of light moving on the surface of the water, clouds changing gently from moment to moment, a gentle breeze stirring the fronds of a weeping tree, long shadows at the end of the day, the broken pavement revealing stonework from a forgotten time, all invite me to take a closer look and to drink in and cherish the beauty of the moment. As a child, I would retreat to the quiet of the forest after school, climb up into the welcoming branches of an old fallen river birch with my sketch pad and listen to the stream and song...more