I am inspired by the natural beauty of western North Carolina. Rather than telling a story or achieving topographical accuracy, I have a expressionist approach to landscape. I paint atmosphere and mood for its own sake, hoping to evoke a poetic, dreamlike feeling closer to the emotional appeal of music to honor the sublime beauty of nature that I feel. Using vivid colors, active brush strokes and semi-abstract forms, I evoke more than depict alluring places, from the Blue Ridge Parkway to Dupont Forest. In these tributes to the natural beauty of our area, I hope to restore...more
