Backroads Metal Print

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The roads less traveled take us to destinations far from the crowd.

It’s not easy traveling these roads – not only because they are not smoothly paved, but because they frequently don’t seem to be going anyplace, if we define anyplace as an urban shopping mall, an historical museum in the city, or a park surrounded by busy streets.

These roads wind and wend, gently working their way around the landscape, encouraging us to slow down our busy lives and forget about our schedule for awhile. If we’re late, we’re really not going to get there any faster by pushing on the accelerator, and in the process of worrying about it, we miss the beauty and the quiet surrounding us.

Backroads, the artwork, encourages us to step into the landscape and follow the road where it leads. Around one corner, we see the road for a few hundred yards before it rounds another corner in the other direction. Walking, hiking, or even in the car, we get the idea that the road is steeply...

I am a fine art painter who creates representational images celebrating light, life, and color. A commercial illustrator for more than 20 years, I have been painting for most of my life, and in the last 13 years have focused exclusively on fine art. I celebrate images that invite the viewer to step into the artwork and experience a sense of joy, peace, freedom, encouragement, meditation, and thought. There's a lot of angry art out there, as well as a lot of shallow pop. I choose to use the abilities and experience I have to promote beauty and goodness.