Transformation is exhilarating. My launching point is realism— I take an image and deconstruct the composition into sweeping curves of color, unexpected angles, and smooth planes. Painting lines and scraping through layers of color to find pathways, arteries or roots, I lead viewers through my paintings to spaces infused with light and joy. That light — just beyond the horizon, spilling into a field or captured for a split second along an edge, is my signature. When I’m painting, I’m in “my zone,” a timeless space where my mind reimagines memories and places or invents new worlds. I’m transported. The energy of light, line, and color that mark my starting point take me to wonderful new places. And sometimes, the work transports me back to savor a special time or place. It’s the movement and opportunity to go somewhere in a painting that is so incredible to me. My paintings pay tribute to art’s amazing ability to carry us away.