I am late in life, but early in my fine arts career. I began exploring oils on canvas almost 10 years ago, and have been most productive only since 2022.  All of my current work is from the last 3 years, the majority of that as landscapes.   I do not have a complicated philosophy (yet) about my art.  I find and portray beautiful places in nature that speak to me.  Virtually all of my landscapes are derived from photographs I have personally taken while hiking or traveling.  Capturing light in nature is the simplest statement of what I attempt in general.  Einstein was quoted as saying that “the proof of God is that the universe is unnecessarily beautiful… that only a Higher source would make it so”.  I would agree.