I strive to paint images that are full of life and communicate the shared bond we have with nature, one that we should not forget. When I paint birds, animals, flowers, people, or even a landscape, I try to reveal an inner life--both of the subject and the viewer. In terms of technique, I strive to create a balance between detail and impression, control and freedom. In the focal point of the painting, which is often the eyes, I work to achieve precision, but as the painting moves out from that point, I let the water and pigment behave elementally—to move as their own chemical states dictate. The effect, I hope, is a harmony between the realistic and the abstract.