These paintings are explorations of color and form in oil, encaustic and mixed media. My work is about the joy of seeing the beauty of shapes in paint. It ranges from total abstraction to images drawn from the world around us. Some of my current work involves depictions of turbulence, such as that found in hurricanes, tornadoes and nuclear explosions. Often, I am inspired by a shape, a color combination or a concept, and then I just follow the brushes and see where they lead.