I create images that recall, reflect, record and prolong my visual experiences. My paintings are groups of objects with a quality of work in progress. In addition to the more familiar oil paint and wood panel I use homasote, (a recycled paper product with a rough, unfinished surface) and encaustic, (a rich amalgam of beeswax, resin and pigment - durable yet malleable). These are materials that I can carve, scrape, add, subtract, rough up and polish, all part of a process of elemental mark making that helps me realize my intention.