The older I get, the more I see the world around me in brush strokes, in washes of color and tonalities rather than sharp detail. I enjoy the freedom of abstracting my photographs. It's freer, less restrictive, and leaves more to my imagination when creating. The work begins with either film or digital images (definitely photographs). Then, through a process of layering, distorting, coloring, painting, and varnishing, I create the final prints on canvas. I believe the finished print is what's important - the end result of a photographer's exploration of an idea or feeling about a place or thing. How one gets there is the artist's personal journey.  Images in this series are limited to 10.  Each is different from the next.