I live in Vancouver WA and have a small small beach house in Ocean Park WA, on the Long Beach Peninsula. I was born and raised in Northern Michigan with its varied types of forested lands, ponds, lakes, and rivers. The memories of paper birches and evergreen trees of those landscapes along with lakeside villages, docks, and harbors of its lakes continue to be an inspiration for my artworks. Today living in the Pacific Northwest with its similar beauties i draw upon these same subjects even though I am in a different location. My time currently is spent exploring and seeking subjects for my paintings in the fishing communities like Ilwaco on the Long beach Peninsula and Astoria on the Columbia River. My paintings and drawings of harbors, fishing vessels, marshes, and other watery subjects have been influenced by that fact. My use of vibrant colors in my newest works is a result of wanting to instill a sense of joy in my viewers.