I have lived in the Wimberley area of the Texas hill country for the past two years. The peaceful beauty of this valley and surrounding areas have wonderfully influenced my work and the paintings in this exhibition are the result of living in this quiet and simple environment. It's not surprising that the meditative nature of my work would open my eyes to this place and that this place is best perceived with the same quiet observation. While living here the land has progressed from being extremely parched during an exceptional drought to being inundated with heavy rains over a period of many months. The colors have been rich and deep. Lushness pervades. Lucky me.