I feel that art should be beautiful. It should help the viewer transcend daily life and inspire well-being and happiness. I try to create works that people enjoy having in their home and that make their dwelling a more lovely space. I'm inspired by places that i've traveled as well as local people and places. I have always loved the media of watercolor. I find it quite versatile and it allows the painter to capture to luminosity within their subjects. I like to begin my work from a photograph so that I can work out my composition before I...more