I paint a world of complete energy: change, abundance, sorrow, creation and destruction. I am embracing everything in order to see the complete balance of existence and to learn peace in a climate when nothing lasts. Often, I find the inspiration for my work from an elevated height: photographing from inside a shipping crane, flying in a helicopter, rappelling from a building. . . I need the experience of height and distance to play with the visual distortion of time and speed. And I need to see it for myself.