Inspired by nature, I explore the metaphysical connections between a specific location and a particular moment in time when the light and ambience of the surroundings touch me. These are remembered moments distilled into an abstract language of colors, shapes, energy, rhythm and mood. I work until the right moment is released and I have achieved the desired affect—sometimes in quick strokes and at other times adding paint and wiping it off, pushing and pulling my materials. These processes evolve during the course of many sessions, as the poetry of rhythm and forms unfolds, moving across the canvas or paper in the same way music improvised by a jazz musician progresses. I compose spontaneously, capturing the luminosity of light with my color choices and amplifying movement and energy with aggressive mark making. The fluid shapes I make with my brush are often juxtaposed against crisp lines I make with graphite or charcoal. Like the Abstract Expressionists of the New York School, my art is process driven. The plasticity and immediacy of the paint drive my expression and capture the unconscious.

RUSSIAN SAGE 4 | Acrylic, Graphic, Oil Crayon on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2010

RUSSIAN SAGE 2 | Acrylic, Oil Crayon on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2010

Russian Sage | Acrylic, Graphic, Oil Crayon on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2010

Road to El Rito | Acrylic on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2011

Road to El Rito 2 | Acrylic, Graphic, Oil Crayon on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2011

Road to El Rito 3 | Acrylic, Graphic, Oil Crayon on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2011

79th Street Transverse 3 | Acrylic, Graphite, Oil Crayon on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2011

79th Street Traverse 4 | Acrylic, Graphic, Oil Crayon on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2010

79th Street Traverse | Acrylic, Graphic, Oil Crayon on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2010

Untitled BWM2211 | Mixed Medium on Paper | 2011

Untitled BWM3211 | Mixed Medium on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2011

Untitled BWM4211 | Mixed Medium on Paper | 2011

Magnolia Tree 1 | Mixed Medium | 27" x 36" | 2010

Magnolia Tree 2 | Acrylic, Graphic, Oil Crayon on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2009

Birds in Flight 5 | Acrylic, Charcoal on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2007

Birds in Flight 6 | Acrylic, Charcoal on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2007

Birds in Flight 7 | Acrylic, Charcoal, Graphite on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2007

Peppertree 1 | Acrylic, Charcoal on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2007

Peppertree 4 | Acrylic, Charcoal on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2007

Peppertree 6 | Acrylic, Charcoal on Paper | 27" x 36" | 2007