"Every day I work, I am grateful to be able to do art, to have as the Russians say 'the blessed work' the opportunity to do what I love for my life's vocation. My inspiration is to live and walk on God's earth with my eyes open. My paintings are parable. Not illustrations of things, but a visual story, about what we see every day and either ignore or take for granted. These images speak to me personally, and the message continues for whoever will stop and listen. Every painting is a teacher, not only teaching me about color and form and the technical problem-solving that each one presents, but about appreciating what is here, before me, and listening to the hidden message, the mystery and beauty of life."