It seems to me that the nature of the figure/ground relationship is a dual one: It is both the basic visual building block with which I work, and it is a metaphor for my questions and perceptions of the world.

I find that I am drawn to places where humans have carved the landscape one way or another: gravel pits, farms, the cuts in the woods for high voltage pylons. The appearance is always what pulls me in, but the work of the people, and the movement of the landscape insinuates itself. Changes in perspective in the large paintings allow me to transport the viewer in and around the space and through time.