My depiction of the landscape is based on visual observation mixed with personal feelings experienced at that time, and place. The special presence of each landscape reveals itself through reduced content and color layering to create an environment which invites the viewer to inject his own history and experiences. I use oil pastel with a solvent wash to give suggestive soft-edged fluency. This medium, sometimes combined with collage and pencil provides the versatility needed to capture the memory (or fantasy) of the adventure.