This plein air painting was done on a sunny Summer day off of hwy M-119 on the bluffs of Goodhart overlooking Lake Michigan. If you haven't traveled through Northern Michigan and taken the 30-mile stretch of road between Harbor Springs and Cross Village, it is similar to Rt. 1 in California in terms of views and twists and turns. On this particular day there was a warm breeze coming off of the lake and it was important to me to capture the movement of wind through trees, grass and water with painterly brushstrokes and vivid color.

About the artist:

Nature is a point of departure, where process, color, and form interact to create an evocative language within my paintings. Drawing with paint and tone informs the viewer of movement and vibrancy within a space. While methodical layering begins a conversation between still and active, past and present.
Traveling is a large part of what inspires my work. Experiencing diverse landscapes and cultures shapes the way I view and interact with the world around me. A color, shape or texture observed during my travels may be the spring board for an entire series of work in which it is my goal to re imagine beauty within a memory.