"When I am working in my studio, I am filled with a sense of connection, of the oneness of all. I lose all sense of time and find myself making decisions automatically, working almost from a dream state. I am continually surprised by the lengths of time which pass while I am painting. I feel no hunger or thirst, sense no tiredness, have no needs. It is a time when I am completely content. Gratitude is like that, too. It provides a sense of plenty, of all needs met. Gratitude is the key to my happiness and in my paintings I present a view of our world as a place of abundance. Beauty is where you look for it. A spoon in a bowl waiting to be washed holds a reflection of light pouing in through a window. A choclate covered cherry nestled in a paper cup iintrigues with it's oozing, pink, sweet juiciness. A baby blue scooter sports a pair of downturned eyes and seduces with the look of a geisha. Light dances down a hundred year old stair case and invites you to ascend."
