“By painting driftwood I try to animate the inanimate by evoking the presence of beings. In some cases, these are analogues of familiar animals, both real and mythical; in others, fragments of landscape may appear.

To me the journey of the wood from earth to water to earth again in a transformed state is not unlike that of our consciousness as we realize the interdependence of each creature in nature.

The finished pieces reveal themselves slowly, in layers of understanding.

Together they form a multi-part entity yet separately each stands alone.”