My first vivid impressions of the West Coast were of the colours and shapes of the beach stone, the tide pools and the windy coastal forests. They inspired designs in my imagination. The play of the light, the wind and the water continually shift and change the forms, rearranging their aspect, altering their possibilities.

Movement and gesture are the most stimulating aspects of figurative painting and drawing to me. Most of my compositions are based on one to ten minute poses that I place in relationship to each other to suggest a story or to interpret an emotional experience. I see the figure as perpetually changing, forming new connections and relationships. Movement is always implicit.