The ongoing theme of my work is the recognition of natural forces, shapes, gestures, and especially, time. When I choose my subjects to work with, I feel a sense of belonging to the innate forms…these natural shapes - some ravaged by time - I know as my own destiny. It is satisfying for me to attempt to identify the most basic truths, that are common denominators of life’s dynamic both in humans and in the rest of the natural world. 

My work is influenced by the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi, and tao & zen philosophy. Tho I feel there are many complexities inside my imagery, I struggle with the contradiction that comes in paring the work down to the simple. 

My creative life began as a freelance writer, and a commercial and editorial photographer. Since 1991, I’ve been concentrating on limited editioned fine-art work, and for the past twelve years I’ve been working primarily in the still life genre.  

In the past several years I have been printing my black & white and color imagery using archival pigment ink in wide format printers on fine papers. This new medium has imbued my work with exciting new possibilities for creative expression and presentation.  

My work has been exhibited in international venues…is in corporate and private collections in the United States, Europe and Japan. I live and work from my log home in the foothills of the North Cascades in north central Washington State - a natural environment which stimulates my spirit and artwork.