The studio is where I do my painting. One day I hope to get out and do some plein air work, but as of yet I haven't made the venture. There is a great deal of subject matter that draws me. I do have tons of photo's to use as reference material, so I'm never at a loss in that respect. What I can't use of the whole photo, I'll crop and can alway's find somthing to keep me occupied in there somwhere. But whatever the subject, it must be sprinkled with light to hold my interest. There are times when the compositions come from out of my head. I will start out organizing a composition right on the canvas, and by the time it's finished it will have been through about three or four changes before I settle on the final one. One such piece is "The Shed", a painting that had morphed it's way to the finish. What keeps me focused throughout a painting is the love of the challenge. The proggression of a piece is very exhilerating for me, as I'm sure it is to just about every other artist. I feel very fortunate that God has put this desire in my heart.