My paintings are inspired by my human connection to our environment. Everyday scenes are my subjects where we experience a sense of place and memory of being there. I seek to express the loss of connection to the land from the rise of urbanism. This current body of work focuses on aerial perspectives of New Mexico. Discussions with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum about photographing her sites from the air led to images that inspire this body of work. An aerial view is a contemporary view of the land enabled by technology. An aerial view makes more topology available to the viewer. These paintings are commentary on permanency and entropy of the ever-changing land. They capture gestures of surfaces, enabling a sense of movement while standing still. My natural, organic imagery focuses on the act of painting itself with emphasis on mark-making. My work includes topological, organic forms and botanical gesture. Color is a vehicle to convey the energy from nature and space in the landscape.