Thoughtful conversations with the people of Maine

I think one of the things that's made me at least successful or a different artist is that I bring the Southwest palette to a Maine landscape. The combination is, I think, works very well for me.

The frame is part of the art, and whether it stands out and becomes a focal point with some of the more simple items, or it is in the background and just the bass would floater, that's the balance and that's a fun part of it to come up together and work together with the client to get to that end.

Trying to explain the intuitive process is very difficult to do, breaking it down into segments and thinking of it as a class where you're trying to teach someone that's never painted before. I usually have about six paintings going, you know.