Artist's Statement: A single rose, painted on the smallest of surfaces. The background purposely indistinct: no stems, no leaves, no thorns. The vibrantly red petals and their asymmetrical but beautiful pattern are thus the focus and entirety of the painting. Oil on Wood Panel 5 x 5 x 1.25 in Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not. Ralph Waldo Emerson Essays, First Series, ch.12 ​ Love is a rose but you better not pi

Artist's Statement: Penzance is a port town on the southern side of the English county of Cornwall, about three miles north of the town of Mousehole. Penzance was once known for its pirates, and many parts of Cornwall have a hardscrabble kind of beauty. This painting reflects another side of Cornwall – the beauty of its flowers. Oil on Canvas 30 x 24 in We've got to learn how to not look at creed or color. Look at how beautiful a bouquet of roses looks like - different color

Artist's Statement: Fall has left very few leaves in these trees; despite the still-green moss, the emptiness connotes loneliness. At the same time, the emptiness allows a view upwards, towards the heavens, which almost calls to the viewer to climb. Oil on Linen 30 x 24 in If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees. Lao Tzu You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. In the noisy confusion of life, keep pea