Artists Statement: 

The body of this show was created during the pandemic. It was a period that made creating very difficult. 

All the people and events that inspired me to create were inaccessible. That left me struggling to find new ideas and new inspiration. 

Since I couldn't go into the world, I decided to let the world come to me. I sat down with my sketch pad in front of the TV. While watching a black and white western, I realized the old movies were done with  such amazing cinemotography that they were basically creating paintings on film. And through Westerns, both old and new, 

I found a muse to inspire me. Cattle, horses, wagons, people, and the landscapes of the West all came rushing into my living room. 

Then, as the world was coming out of hiding, I found an amazing group of people who reenacted Western life for Artists, like myself. From there, a whole world of creativity opened up. 

I hope people see in this exhibit what perseverance, determination, and keeping an open mind for unexpected possibilities can bring.