"My artwork (paintings on canvas, works on paper, and monotypes) is composed of three elements with varying emphases in each work: texture, color, and image. My basic medium is acrylic paint, but frequently I have added collage, both for its compositional and textural aspects. My imagery swings from cerebral landscapes to figurative to organic forms to abstraction. The figure has always fascinated me as a structural form, which I generally depict in a non-sexual way by use of unnatural colors and asexual forms, either heads, partial or full figures. I have always been drawn to landscapes as a way of interpreting light and space. My abstractions and organic forms often derive from an interest in the natural world, sometimes viewed through a microscope.

But I also approach art as a child, playing with color and shapes spontaneously, much like a large doodle, without a specific subject in mind. Texture comes from the paint application, as well as the addition of collage. My art has become freer, more spontaneous in recent years. My predominantly bright colors are now combined with contrasting dark or muted tones in order to achieve a more complex effect. I use transparent layers of unmixed paint, both for the surprise element and to create more intense colors.

Color to me is very personal and subjective. I generally use colors that please me, but I have tried to include less personally pleasing colors to create a richer palette.

Art to me is pure pleasure, the process being as important as the result. I hope I convey that pleasure to the viewer."