The woods and wetlands of the Northeast have always had a strange hold on me. So much so that my current body of work is composed of landscapes which also serve as a grounding force for my mental stability. These micro and macro landscapes target forgotten charred firewood being reclaimed by the terrain they have been left in. While the image may be the foremost quality of my work, the life of the wood is always present within the warping panels I work on. These thin surfaces ensure that each painting maintains a life of its own and provides a less controllable and predictable outcome than stretched canvas. The collection showcases different seasons and different terrains; however, I push to create works that focus on ordinary sites so intensely observed that they border on abstraction. In the end, each painting is directly tied to a moment that I experienced; nonetheless, my hope is that each work allows viewers to bring in their own memories while taking in the textures, colors, and sensory inputs from the spirit and energy of the Northeast within which all my work originates.