My drawings are constructed over extended periods—months and years. Darks are usually mixed from other colors, not including black, as a means of keeping warm and cool tonalities in flux. My primary medium is watercolor, and in recent works I have used gum arabic to help build tone, add transparency, control washes, and increase reversibility. At the same time, I have been observing color more closely and have added more hues to my palette.

For well over 20 years, the primary focus of my work has been drawing Florida landscapes in pencil. I'm drawn to the lush tropical plants, abundant sunshine and dramatic weather changes. However, I recently completed several drawings of dead birds. I came upon several of them by accident at about the same time but on different occasions and felt a strong desire to draw them. I was also attracted to the idea of drawing something that most people find repulsive.