The Splendor of Nature

As we step into a new year, I’m filled with gratitude, wonder, and renewed energy as I introduce a major body of work—one that has been quietly growing for over three decades.

Splendor of the Seasons began more than 30 years ago in my own yard. At the time, it was nothing but grass. Little by little, I began planting trees—many kinds, many intentions. Over the years they grew, some reaching 40 to 50 feet tall. What unfolded was far more than a landscape. It became a living, breathing experience.

The true gift wasn’t just watching the trees grow, but witnessing the rhythm of the four seasons and the transformations each one brought. The music of leaves rustling in the wind. The beauty of their fall. The strength and movement during storms. Autumn arriving with seeds and abundance. The communities each tree creates through the fruit it bears.

There is beauty when the trees are full, and beauty when they stand bare. Beauty in snowfall, in silence, in motion. These moments—these years—became my teachers.

This new series is about that journey. The experience of time passing. The colors, the changes, the rhythms, the growth, the patterns. The life that gathers: the birds, the bees, the ants, the squirrels, the cats, the hawks, the woodpeckers, the pigeons, the cardinals, the grackles. All of it is there.

This body of work now includes over 250 paintings—and it continues to grow. Each piece is large, immersive, and far more glorious in person than any photograph could ever capture.

As this new year begins, I share this work with joy and gratitude—for nature, for time, and for the beauty that reveals itself when we choose to stay, observe, and grow.