Most of my recent paintings have been about the built environment and its impact on the landscape. While some of my work chronicles an unspoiled Maine coast, the bulk of it incorporates the roadways, buildings, wires, and train tracks that surround me in every day life. These will be some of our civilization’s most enduring records. It's easy to dismiss these places on asthetic grounds, but if we do that we distance ourselves from the world we actually live in, as opposed to the one we might wish we lived in. I think all of it can be beautiful if viewed in a certain way and when seen in that light it's possible to feel quite hopeful about our relationship with our environment.