I am intrigued by the beauty and mathematical order of plant life. Individual flora and their part in an essential, symbiotic living environment are the inspiration for my work. The subjects of my paintings are flora, removed from their natural context of coexistence.   

 I paint subjects removed from their natural environments in fields of space and color. Larger than actual size, they become surreal singular entities. They interact within the space and at times with other elements depending on their placement and size. Some float or seem to move within the space, others possess weight and gravity.

A unique quality can be identified in the removal of a life form from its natural environment. I strive to capture the essence, which makes a thing what it is. A flesh-like quality to a flower or the subtle movement of leaves can describe a thing simply and accurately. I paint single subjects, larger than life, to define their uniqueness.

Their singularity has a quality of portraiture. I render each subject dimensionally to show its living sensual quality, as in a portrait, to define the character of a subject. The distinct bend of a leaf or the swell of a seed pod are distinctive characteristics, as in traditional human portraiture, the line of a mouth can determine that person's characteristic temperament. Portraits memorialize the subject. The subjects of my paintings may even live beyond the time of my painting them.