I pursue to express a vivid sense of hope through the art that I make. Hope is an anchor to my soul. It is one based in personal faith of our magnificent Creator. My current abstract seascape work is inspired by Genesis 1:1-3 and the “hovering” energy of the Spirit in creation. The brooding of creativity is love. It is a life force which births light and order amidst chaos. My expression of this is through use of vibrant color planes that at first sight appear as single fields of color, yet when gazed into – layers of color are discovered through translucency, etched gesture and mark-making. Through use of vibrant color, thick paint, and the garden as metaphor, my expressionistic flower series has a similar motivation in communicating a hope and a yearning of the creation for the coming fulfillment of eternal glory on earth as it is in heaven.