After three hurricanes came through our neighborhood in 2005, I had to paint what I saw. Hurricanes have a lot of energy and I tried to express that in my painting. Even mixing the watercolors with the rain water I captured from the storm.

The painting is a response to a hike I took in my native Adirondack Mountains here in New York. I loved playing with the shapes and colors in this piece. I enjoy working on gesso more and more as it allows me to work like a sculptor, lifting, removing, adding and changing as the work progresses.

"In the light of another day" was about trying to capture light refracting off water and to work with a light source that was shining out from within the painting rather than shining in. (hope that made sense) I know the dogs were not seeing things in that fashion but rather were enjoying themselves sitting around on that sandbar in the Elk River, part of Lake Orono, so many years ago.

Breathtaking views of the night sky are a typical feature of clear nights in African wilderness areas.  Featured here, front and center, is "Leo the Lion" as seen on my recent travels to Kenya. Other constellations visible in this piece from left to right are a portion of Hydra, Cancer, Leo, Leo Minor, a portion of Ursa Major, Coma Berenices, Canes Venatici and a portion of Bootes. The two brightest stars to dominate the Northwest winter sky in June are Arcturus in Bootes and Regulus in Leo.