“There is a school of Northwest art referred to as the ‘Northwest Mystics’, which centered around the Skagit Valley areas, where artists came to the valley and found a quality of light that they thought was quite unique. It’s common to western Washington, it’s a very subtle and subdued light. But there’s something about the coloration of the land, that quality of the light, the quality of the sky that captivated their imagination and lent almost a mystical quality to their work. And thus they came to be known as the Northwest Mystics. Moving here, I became fascinated with the landscape which was a surprise for me because I’ve never been a landscape painter – I’ve never painted landscapes in my life – I’ve mostly painted large abstract compositions. But being here, I’ve fallen into the spirit of what it is to be in this place, in this land and observing this light and colors. And so this body of work is really a very, very simple reflection of my walks and drives through the countryside here in the Skagit Valley and the observations that I’ve made.”  

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