.  .  .  .  spent a year on a small boat wandering all over the intracoastal and inland waterways of the North American Continent.  Exhilarating, astounding, often breathtaking, it was an experience I will never forget or one that can never be duplicated - simply because of the nature of the venture.  “Let’s go exploring,” was a remark I would often hear from my co-captain next to me.

With the small drawing pad quickly available, I would do brief renderings of those sites that captivated me.  My waterwork paintings come directly from those pencil sketches.  I still love the water, the preciousness of it and the valued experiences we had on that vast collective entity of North America. Memories.