Artist’s Statement

Like most people who migrate here, I have been enraptured by the light, air and beauty of the bush and the coast. I try to draw and paint the shapes of the things I see. The pandanus and its elephant skin trucks with those electric shards of green leaves. The native flowers that loop but spike and crinkle and snag. The enormous trees that hold umbrella clutches of small, small leaves. These things call on the mixing of charcoal, paint, graphite and ink. They take them on nicely. My artwork isn't earth shattering or awe inspiring. It is friendly and familiar. It is me.