When I paint en Plein Air I experience nature in an intimate way not experienced by the casual observer. The experience exhilarates me. I am also a photographer, but when I capture nature and life through a camera lens I feel more like a voyeur, stealing a moment in time. However, when I paint I become immersed in my surroundings with all my senses. I am enveloped in all my senses sight, sound, smells, touch, and even taste. The scene becomes a part of my existence. My heart yearns to interpret what is before me. By painting en Plein Air I go beyond copying that stolen moment of a photograph in the studio. I live the moment. I live the painting. The experience becomes a memory not soon forgotten. When people see my work, I’d like them to experience a bit of what it was like to be there. But... there is no greater joy for me, then when I introduce others to painting en Plein Air.
“The Barnes Farm, Wilberforce, Ontario en Plein Air”
