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Artist's Statement:
     First a quote by Robert Henri...  "There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual.  We reach then into reality.  Such are the moments of our greatest happiness -- such are the moments of our greatest wisdom.  At such times there is a song going on within us, a song to which we listen.  It fills us with surprise.  They are the pinnacles of our experience and it is the desire to express these intimate sensations, this song from within, which motivates the masters of all art." 		  
  Watercolor artist, Joel R. Johnson
     As Dr. A. K. Coomaraswamy, curator of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, has stated:  "The artist, in the ancient world, was not a special kind of man, but every man a special kind of artist.  In all living and working, the highest concern, the required aim, was to be in the perfection of the work."

     This too, is my goal and the model which I try to present to my students.  It is in the process of creating that we transcend the object, the mere subject, and express those feelings that represent the deeper essence of who we are.  Perfection is the fulfillment implicit in art.  Imperfection is life -- all forms in life are imperfect, but the function of art is to see the radiance through the imperfection.  This striving for perfection is my chosen path, and where it leads is the adventure. 

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