I am captivated by the physical and ephemeral elements of a coastal landscape. Living near the ocean in San Francisco, I walk daily along the coast. The sameness, everydayness of the walking path plays an important role in my work. Over time subtle changes and transient conditions, such as sunlight, fog and wind become more apparent, and I acquire a new point of view for looking at a landscape otherwise similar.

The impulse to explore the landscape and natural phenomena and understand it on a deeply visceral level by recording it graphically, is a desire that can be traced to older traditions such as early schools in China, and 19th century Romanticism in western art. While my work alludes to historical traditions in landscape painting, it also considers the influence of post-modern and contemporary theories of phenomenology and perception.

Watercolor provides me with a uniquely flexible means of expression. The simplicity of a few marks and washes convey contrasting allusions, both ethereal and concrete. Translucent layers have an inherent luminosity that speaks directly to light. Empty space is intentional, allowing the field of the white paper to represent less tangible concepts. It is a metaphor which contemplates the influx of things spiritual and material, known and unknowable.