“I am drawn to immerse myself in the forests of the U.S. and Canadian Rockies and, in cooler seasons back home, on treks through Boston's Arnold Arboretum, New Hampshire's White Mountains, and Vermont's Green Mountains. I find the panoramas, both wide and narrow, presented by these diverse locales so arresting. How can I not reach for my camera to capture them? How can I not pick up oil sticks and inks to mimic these seductive tapestries of leaves, vines, and brambles among gardens of stone and cascading water? How can I not explore new paint palettes inspired by these orchestras of color? These are the compulsions that help me to look for harmony within Nature's disarray.”
