What inspires you?

How the aesthetic is sacred, not something superfluous or merely decorative but life-giving.

Describe your creative process.

Many of paintings appear to me in dreams. I often see them whole and rush out of bed to get the main outline complete before I forget. I then work into the layers, sometimes with music, sometimes in complete silence. My studio has a sea glimpse and that little sliver of ocean feeds life into my creative process every day.

What are 3 words that best describe your work?

Sacred, numinous, celebratory

Who are some artists that have influenced your work?

Zao Wou-Ki, Turner, Maurice Sapiro

What is the most important tool when creating your work?

My skyflow brush

What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

Follow your bliss - it will lead you to a place of peace and deep satisfaction.

Where do you go for inspiration?

That's easy - I moved to be by the ocean and I go to commune with the sea nearly every day.