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One of the most brillianty colored species of sockey salmon that once filled the rivers and streams of the Pacific Northwest in abundant millions yet today can rarely be found in small numbers. As a avid fishermen that chases salmon and steelhead, my art projects this winter will entail an effort to express my concern for the future of this awesome resource we are rapidly loosing.

I paint on location a lot using canvas as a camera. Plein air painting is the zen of painting. It is being in the moment. It is a light poem reflecting creation from the mirror of a single soul. Light stopped in the fabric of time, becoming material. Starlight caught in the web of earth's karma on the eternal path of existence. I work en plein air daily as a gardener works his garden, in contrast to my studio work which is a reflection of what I've found most significant in those daily efforts. It usually has to do with light and substance. Light is the substance of the universe from which all is derived. It is a marvelous yet challenging privilege to be a painter. I love painting en plein air. It is a method that reflects today's world...