As a representational landscape painter, I try to sort out, analyze and compress all the visual stimuli around me and arrange it on a two- dimensional surface. I strive to depict the essence of the scene in front of me as honestly as I see it- I can’t improve on mother nature. I tend to avoid deliberate, exaggerated abstraction. Hopefully the painting process itself imparts a personality to my work that creates both a faithful observation and a unique piece of art.