It starts with a photograph. My process is intuitive.

I live in the Pacific Northwest where the lush greens of moss, views of Puget Sound, rain, fog and mountains all inspire me. There are long days of winter that are wet and windy and the new year often brings the occasional snowfall. The view of the Olympics from my dining room provides a daily parade of birds, cloud formations, sunsets and charismatic skies.

I began learning photography as a teenager and majored in art in college. In the 90’s I had the opportunity to take a series of classes in Santa Cruz, CA. with Ted Orland, a photographer and the co-author of Art and Fear. I not only learned photography, and post processing in photoshop, I learned to let an image develop over time. My images are inspired by the natural environment. I’ll find plants or textures or colors that I like and take photos. I then work them together working in layers. Folding images, layering images, adding parts of other images. Seeing what effects I can get continues to fascinate me.

Most of my work is available as small-run, limited-edition fine art Giclee’ prints These are reproductions made using light-fast inks on acid-free, 100% cotton paper. The archival paper has a slight texture reminiscent of watercolor paper. Prints are also available on canvas, metal and lucite.