This fall I have been using drawings done on Great Cranberry Island in September as a resource for larger paintings and mixed media works on paper. This process is a shift for me since working from observation of place is my usual approach. I have enjoyed the freedom of this process, experimenting with materials (charcoal, gesso, acrylic paint) and allowing the marks to lead to new formats. There have been a variety of results, and as always, the opening of doors to new directions is the goal. I work until each piece feels a certain amount of resolution, choosing selectively from the drawings and searching for the essence of movement and structure.