My mother remembers me as a preschooler, leaning on the couch, looking out at the erratic trails of rain on the windowpane. She mistakenly read this as boredom. I was actually absorbed in the rich world of the senses and imagination. That is still my natural habitat. I've never been bored in my life.

By now, there has been a lifetime of making images with drawing as a mainstay and side trips into other media. It has been a way of recording youthful ecstasy, curiosity, some traditional angst and now, mostly, celebration. I think my best pieces are a demonstration of awe at what is: look at the way that line flows! look at the shape of that shadow! Look at that green lily pad, riffled in the breeze, revealing a surprising pink underneath!!

I see my role as witness to these everyday miracles ...someone who bends their skills into gratitude.

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