My primary intention when working in the realm of painting and printmaking is that I wish to be involved with color. Because I enjoy the exploration of surface and texture, the process of lazure painting on canvas and printmaking on paper are of great interest to me as well. I thrive on the unpredictability of the lazure technique's use of transparent color and the many surprises that arise in the monoprinting process. My inspiration is the color itself; all other forms or things follow, many times remaining in the abstract or unthingness. I look at my finished paintings as a record of my process as I continue to express the play between the outer world and the inner world. To me, this interplay is the function of ART.