I have lived in several different countries throughout the world, but it was only after I traveled to the western and southwestern United States that I felt moved to begin a series of landscapes, many of which focus on national parks. The grandeur of the mountains enthralls me; the uniqueness of the desert mesmerizes me. I find an energy there unlike any other. While painting, I try to feel all the different energies that surround my subject and relate the whole composition to that; the energy virtually pulses through my brush. And if I can use the color of that energy at the same special time that I feel it, the power will give kind of a life to the artwork. 40x48 inches, Acrylic on board, unframed