I believe that drawing and painting is an intensely spirtitual act of creation. I have found great joy in the connection I have with my subject while observing things that celebrate simplicity. . . tomatoes sunning in a window, the view out my rural kitchen window. . . the moods of nature from day to day.

I believe drawing and painting are acts of meditation; a way to staying in the present and to a deep communion with ones' self. I feel a deep connection to the creations of native peoples who created not for arts' sake but for the sake of expressing a spiritual devotion in an intuitive and personal way. I have worked hard to unlearn what I learned in art school and to try to stay with my own desires and internal cues right now as I create. When I keep my mind free of creating for others and keep myself present with my own joy and connection with my pen or brush, when I fully open myself to the experience of drawing or painting . . . that is when I am fully alive and feeling the sensual richness of the line or the color. I feel the opening in my heart when I get that perfect texture or just the right mix of green. Ahhhh! This is life!

What results come of those moments are what I have to share with others I hope my joy extends to you when you recieve a card or view a painting and that you feel encouraged to explore your own creative depths.