I am planting flowers for this coming year.

Some of these will be actual flowers in my new garden. I’m also planting herbs, tomatoes, and maybe another vegetable or two, all of which come with flowers at some point in their growth cycle.

Some of the very first paintings I made as a new painter were of trees.

There’s always been something about trees that inspires me. As I started being a painter, my artist’s eye was mesmerized by their frozen dramatic winter forms, and I imagined them dancing and communicating with everyone who passed by.

A series is a group of paintings that go together, though they don’t have to hang together for each to make sense to the viewer.

When I work in a series, I make sure that each painting has its own unique quality, its own energy.

The title of this painting is a reminder to myself, as an artist and human being, to trust the process I have set into motion.

As many of my paintings have been, this one was a surprise when it showed up looking like this, and I wisely declared it complete.

I wake up thinking about color.

My dreams are colorful, and I often remember a dream because of the colors in it. When I get dressed for the day it’s all about the color, which is also how I buy and/or make my clothing.