In life I have two main passions: Art and Nature. I spent about 20 years of my life focusing on sharing nature with others, but since 1999 I have focused on my love of creating art. I enjoy painting in acrylics for the exhilaration of painting fast and spontaneously, but I get a real charge out of carving images in wood or linoleum for printmaking. Sometimes, I enhance a print with watercolor paints. Sometimes I take a watercolor sketch and turn it into a design for a Scandinavian rya rug. I don’t limit myself to one medium even though I am often told I should. The multitude of skills keep me forever learning and taking on new challenges.

Painting brings me closer in touch with Nature and the world around me - I see things more clearly. I love the challenge of playing with colors until the image comes together and suddenly I am THERE. There is a moment in the painting when I know it is happening. I get very excited when that point is reached. I just want to keep painting for the adrenaline rush. I release all my thoughts and allow myself to just be and create without judgment. When I look at the piece afterwards I am amazed and proud in the fact that "THAT came from ME!", like giving birth to a baby.

I start with a pencil sketch - in fact I am always found with a sketchbook in hand. Sketching makes me look more closely at everything I draw or paint. "Seeing" is the best teacher of all. I believe that without drawing we don’t truly see the world.

Over the past few years I have become freer in my work… less obsessed with detail and more interested in the overall dance of the piece. I am always seeking the dance.