Whenever I am out of doors, either in Texas or Colorado, I feel an indescribable peace and closeness to God. Because of this heartfelt connection, it is no surprise that I would become a landscape and still life artist. My challenge, as an artist, is to communicate to the viewer the emotions and beauty that I experience from nature. I see myself as an interrupter between nature and the art lover. I stand in awe of the Tonalist painters of the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century and use their art as a standard by which to judge my work. To the viewer of my art, if you can experience a few restful moments of peace and beauty, and escape our hectic and frantic world, then my heart will sing with joy, for I have achieved my purpose.