Only retrospectively do I understand what I paint and why I am a painter.  I have had more than my fair share of experiencing our world's beauty  - from growing up where the sea meets the sky, to park rangering in canyons and ancient forests, to living by a mighty river.  I believe we take in natural beauty and goodness as we do food; it sustains us, it becomes us.  And my paintings?  They are thank you notes, love letters back to our generous, breathtaking, mysterious world.

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