The Mountains Are Calling

Often times the scenery can be so awe inspiring and so incredible that only the most skilled photographer will come remotely close to capturing that moment. I know that I’ve not been able to get that great sunset shot of the mesmerizing layers of fading mountains, an awe striking experience that so many of us have had.

I think one of the reasons we love this type of imagery so much is for that fleeting moment. Magic happens right in front of us and often it feels like we are the only ones seeing it, like the moment is just ours. I know that those moments are some of the most memorable for me.

I took some of those feelings and memories and used them to incite this painting into being. I hope that my imagery will awaken those feelings for some and be a reminder that magic does happen everyday, here all around us.

For me, creating this painting was an extraordinary experience in itself. I stared at the blank gessoed board, knowing that this blank canvas can become anything. I wondered whats inside of me worth sharing? But more interestingly, how will it come out? Will it be like what I imagined? That journey of searching and channeling my vision with my paints, my brushes and my markers - that was a journey to a place that I've never been. Discovery through action, the search, the mistakes, the surprises - all that in layers is one of the reasons I go to the studio to create and to watch the making of something that's never been.