After the passing away of a friend of mine I felt I needed to paint it. She was a friend of mine for years, died of cancer just 2 weeks before her 25th birthday. As a way of dealing with this I wanted to learn about death and why it is so difficult to deal with when it is so much a part of us. We are all limited in our physical and mental existence, but what of the spirit? what is our purpose? These and other questions came to mind in my painting with dirt and watercolor. I wanted to feel the earth and the elements and in some way become a part of it. A lot of emotion came out in this series. She will be greatly missed and always loved.

As I start working more this winter I feel a new process of working is in order.