A fleeting moment captured in a snapshot, an intriguing word or phrase, a distant memory that has suddenly surfaced... any of these elements may be my inspiration for a new work of art. Usually, my focus is the human interest: a figure that becomes the main character in a tantalizing narrative, revealed by some elements of the scene, yet veiled by others – unsettling or comforting: evocative but never pretentious. I add layers, and repeatedly bring forth and push back the light and shadow... the colors become saturated and the once-flat surface gains depth. I make patterns emerge from the background, cause nostalgic motifs to appear, and immerse the scene in an aura of mystery. Sometimes the outcome is exactly how I imagined it would be, but more commonly it has evolved into something unexpected, realizations of feelings I didn't know I had, but am glad to have discovered....