Painting the landscape, for me, is the process of enticing a scene to emerge and reveal itself on the canvas. Rather than focusing on the result, I allow myself to fully enjoy this process of creation. Every painting is a chance to explore and discover something new—about painting, the natural world and myself. Painting en plein air allows me to see, feel and respond to the scene viscerally and intuitively. While painting on location, I strive to become a good listener in an important conversation, taking the time to sincerely hear the essence of what is being spoken. My goals are to capture the light, mood, time of day and season in each scene.

The painting is not, however, merely a recording of the scene. As an artist I feel it is my role to push color to a heightened state of vitality. Compositionally, I adjust elements of shape and pattern to surprise the viewer and draw the eye into the scene. I focus on depicting scenes I find inspirational, majestic or simply beautiful. My aim is to paint so that the viewer will want to go inside the painting and live there.