hen I am painting I feel a connection with the familiar and a sense of discovery at the same time. I tend to paint in locations multiple times. This allows me to focus on changes in the light and atmosphere. In many ways, I am more interested in the evocative than the literal nature of painting. Typically I will work outside for two to three hours on a painting until I get the essence of a particular light or atmosphere. I will then work on the painting back in the studio, developing the forms and trying to resolve the design.

• Kirkwood Farm, oil on canvas, 12 x 14", 2007
• Lancaster White House, oil on canvas, 12 x 14", 2005

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• Installation Detail, 2006

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• Late Winter Fitz Dixon's, oil on canvas, 13 x 14", 2004
• House with Widow's Watch, oil on canvas, 16 x 18", 2004

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• Ballyglass, oil on canvas, 8.5 x 17", 2003

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• Stella Maris, oil on canvas, 15 x 36", 2003

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