Yesterday, I was chatting with my friend, Peter Nielsen in my studio about inspiration. He brought to my attention that so many times people are only looking in one direction. They don't look up, they don't look down. They don't REALLY see the beauty in the world. My view of the world as an artist, is different. Artists see the color in a shadow, the way a twisting tree grows from the earth, the warm light touching the snow, or the true colors in skin. In my paintings, I am b