Moving from one studio space to another, I rediscovered this painting with colors befitting the holiday. “Winter Walk” is a big painting from when I had a big studio. Two small, faint figures walk by the evergreens, going over the hill; creation is immense and we are small, yet we are all a part of it.

For Independence Day I think of the red foreground as experiencing the freedom to walk in our forests and the opportunity to find peace. The dark trees tell us to not forget those who do not have the same freedom, but to walk toward the light of justice for all by sharing our wealth, time and talents.