My paintings serve as memories of time and place. Teetering somewhere on the edge between abstract and representational, I find deep satisfaction in pushing the boundaries where color meets form. I am inspired by the vivid hues and abstracted shapes of the French Post Impressionists - Vincent, of course, being my favorite! I have stood before his works and become completely lost in the visceral emotion of each brush stroke. To bring the viewer into a painting with that kind of passion - well,,,WOW!