In geological time, my current work is everything I have ever made over a lifetime, taking up the space of a grain of sand. I have been painting with intent for more than 30 years; it is what sustains me. I search for unifying threads between cosmology, physics, mathematics, astrology, biology, geometry, geology, spirituality, eastern religion, chaos theory, philosophy, astrophysics, biocentrism, music, art, ancient cultures, and artificial intelligence. I cannot claim mastery over any one of these interests except art and materials, but I do look to connect the dots between them in order to heal myself and others, therefore turning the tides on the current fate of our planet.

I look for the similarities between us and universal underlying systems that encourage empathy, compassion and awareness of all things in nature as non-superior conscious beings. Within this big picture, we gain an acute sensation of our smallness and feel a sense of empathy for all humanity—a philosophy that consistently runs throughout my life's work. I also advocate the need for creativity, imagination and curiosity in all things. I suggest we no longer accept fact at face value and always challenge it with research or experimentation.

I was raised by non-conformists, one of whom is a professional artist and university professor. My parents decided against encouraging a religious upbringing, so my curiosity in various branches of science might stem from that philosophy. Making paintings leads me to new research which leads me to new paintings; this process perhaps fills a void that others satisfy with religious practices. I am extremely open to new information, developments in science and spiritual awareness. My pictures can be meditative, puzzling or stimulating and engaging at a core level.

Lately, I am immersed in trying to see and experience without the human construct and employing visible spectrum theory in order to conjure new or unexpected sensations. Technically, this might be considered a search for the origin of consciousness and a primal universal visual language. Using some theoretical physics, meditation practices and improvisational asemic writing, I experiment with creating pictures that speak to intelligent observers with messages or gifts that come from within. I don't try to force what others see, only influence or guide the experience.

"Asemic art represents a kind of language that's universal and lodged deep within our unconscious minds. Regardless of language identity, each human's initial attempts to create written language look very similar and, often, quite asemic. In this way, asemic art can serve as a sort of common language—albeit an abstract, post-literate one—that we can use to understand one another regardless of background or nationality. For all its limping-functionality, semantic language all too often divides and asymmetrically empowers while asemic texts can't help but put people of all literacy levels and identities on equal footing." (Finnish artist Satu Kaikkonen, from Asemic: The Art of Writing by Peter Schewenger)