In Maine winters, we all turn our heads toward Spring. For me this means only a couple of months before the 2008 showcase of Maine art, the Maine Gallery and Studio Guide, comes out. This painting, 'Warriors of the Light', is the piece of mine scheduled for the new issue. They have done a wonderful job with it, backing it with a bleed page starting with bright red at the bottom, bleeding to dark purple at the top. It is one of my favorite paintings from 2007.

I want you to know about this guide because it's a marvelous book to have when you're traveling in Maine. It’s free and may be found in hotels, inns, restaurants and all sorts of public places. Besides showing you the work of artists and artisans, it tells you what the museums are up to, and it actually has little maps showing you exactly where everyone is located from the Mass. border up the coast of Maine. If you’re visiting and decide to go on an art safari, be sure to come to Edgecomb and visit me.

On a more serious note, I wish to state the intent of my work. I just finished up a show for Prudential, Elliman and Douglas in New York that was extended for 2 months. A delightful experience and a wonderful compliment to me to hang in New York for 4 months. There appeared to be a substantial increase in the number of people who completely understood what I was about. However, one man did not, and this is the piece in question, "Memories". He loved the piece, and then said "I don't do death." I was rendered speechless, an extremely rare event indeed. Peoples’ deaths give me all sorts of ideas because of the lessons of their lives; however, the lessons all contribute answers to the question "How shall we then live?" which is commented upon in almost all of my work. So, look at my collection of "answers" to that question and ENJOY.