I locate my work within the tradition of ambivalence and impermanence.
My paintings show chance encounters between humans and water birds alongside
rivers, lakes and the sea. I visualize scenes where birds and humans appear to be
engaged in various kinds of rescue efforts. Humans in protective clothing or costumes are holding signs, megaphones or orange floats as the traverse landscape. Meanwhile, the birds balance delicately on wondrous feet of sea shells and fins, their stance both steady and uncertain, poised between action and hesitation.

The bird shapes in these paintings are inspired by mud hens, diving water birds who
migrate to her local surroundings during winter months. In Native American teachings
these birds appear as Earth Finders, building the world by bringing up material from the
depths of lakes. As they migrate through the landscapes of my paintings, the birds play a major
role in creating fleeting presences for ideas of tenderness, risk, and mutual reliance.