The human form and gesture excites me. I paint on large and small canvases, draw with charcoal and pastel and work in printmaking and mixed media. I spontaneously create with color and texture using figures, faces and icons to search for a deeper understanding of life—a connection that all life forms share, seen and unseen. I work on an emotional level without a preconceived idea of the outcome and since making art is my way of unleashing what is inside of me, I work quickly with a tremendous amount of energy.

Colors fuel different emotions: Anger (a bold in your face red), Love (a shade of rose) and Passion (a brilliant orange-red). Perhaps the mystery of not knowing the outcome, letting go of a preconceived idea, or changing it completely during the process, generates the passion that moves me forward as an artist and as a human being.