"I paint nearly every day, and love it. It is sometimes a job, but usually it is a prayer, a peaceful time and very enjoyable. I work like a butterfly, flitting from this "flower" to the next, and then return again.

I started painting when I was 14 years old. Growth in skilll came from working hard over the years, learning what I could from experience, favorite artists and other working artists. I like to paint what I see and use all my own resources, painting from my photographs in the studio, and occasionally out and about.

If I could leave a sense of peace or shared beauty, tell a story or a sense of the wonder that I felt at whatever I paint, then I feel satisfied."