Biografia
Art making is a journey of personal discovery. Tuscany, Italy, has become my muse. The landscape, the ancient buildings, the scented air and rolling hills, the spectacular wild flowers in an array of vivid colours, the language, the relaxed lifestyle, the regional music and opera, all make my heart soar. Painting involves all the senses.
Every painting tells a story about the wonders of nature, the gifts of mankind throughout the ages, the slower rhythms of life and the moments frozen in time. The experience of developing a landscape is one of joy, delight, learning and freedom.
My subjects move through memory to the canvas by way of the heart. I remember exactly where I was, every detail =485; the time of day, the music, the lustre of the Chianti grapes outside my window. I couldn’t believe how much time had passed, and wished that it would never end.
