The joy is being able to create that art and showing others what I experienced at that moment.  I was raised in the beautiful desert and mountain lands of eastern Utah.  From an early age I have had a desire to put on canvas what I have learned from this land.  As an adult I have had the opportunity to live in northern Utah and paint the pastoral valleys and rugged mountain landscapes.  My painting style has developed by trying to capture the freshness of a fleeting moment or a time of day.  If I labor too long capturing the moment it seems to fade away.  I enjoy working alla prima (all at once) or en plein air (out of doors).  If I can say what I want with the stroke of the brush or pastel, that is what I strive for.