When I look at nature, whether a sunlit landscape or a knotty old tree in a forgotten bit of forest, I always marvel at how much beauty there is, and I get a feeling that there’s almost too much to take in all at once. I’m trying to capture that feeling, that overwhelming sense of beauty, in the truest way that I can. I apply oil paint in thick strokes laid side-by-side without blending in a modern twist of the classic Impressionist style. The colors I use are bold and bright as they attempt to pull you into their world, and that’s what I’m really trying to do: I want each painting to pull you in close and hold you there, to provide an escape into a beautiful and magical place that you can go anytime you like.