Spring Energy

‘ENERGY’ is a series celebrating the four seasons, capturing the colours and elements of each quarter of my Northern homeland. This annual cycle and the lunar phases offer the energy and natural rhythms of life that touch our very bones. The fox in winter, an unfurling fern in spring, the swallows of summer and the abundance of autumn, each offer up their own thrill to us. To warm up, I start each painting with a memory of a meaningful place or of a journey. I make those strokes with purpose, colours coming first, details emerging from the visions in my mind. Interconnections are illustrated by the geometry of the spiral, the mathematics the same as that of our galaxy and shared by all forms of life. Within this form, I arrange the symbols and patterns of each season. As I paint, the emotions I am experiencing flow, forming the artwork.