Treetop Meditation Painting

My paintings are based on what inspires me. How might I see the spirit of water, a place, or a person? How do I visualize the growling beauty of an approaching storm? Where is the spark that molds visual inspiration? I see that spark, yet I also paint for the sheer joy of melding the colors, touching a rough canvas or smooth wood base, and creating something in an unforgettable light. New visual relationships occur when you color outside the box or change the shapes of things. If odd shadows appear in landscapes, architecture animates itself, or human shapes communicate a new way of seeing. I follow the inspired process until the work find its own path