That we could not live without nature is obvious. For some, though, nature means something more personal and vital. We observe the natural world and find delight in planting seeds and nurturing them to life. We also worry about how climate change increasingly threatens our survival and that of nature itself.
My paintings interpret landscapes, seen or imagined. Textured surfaces are important in my current work. They can be a specific section of a painting or completely random, even contradictory—as sometimes happens in nature.
I paint more than landscapes, but always seem to return to them. Nature is, for me, second nature, as well.