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This summer, I have been inspired by Robert Macfarlane’s new book Is a River Alive? I now see how my work echoes the answer to his question: yes, the river is alive.

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So, my task is still to portray a vision that attracts others and inspires them to find a deep peace while immersed in earth’s lively natural world. I believe if we humans can learn to highly value life itself and our shared interdependence with all beings, then humanity will be able to find a way to a healthy future. And since humans, wildlife, and plants are related in Buddhist philosophy, then perhaps Buddhist symbology can remind us of this caring relationship.

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A new element in my 2026 paintings is the sad changes I’m observing in the land I know best: the dying of the paper bark birches in southern New Hampshire, certain song birds diminishing, and the growing fragility of so many living beings as the earth grows warmer.​​​​

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