After spending almost 40 years in the advertising business, how can it be that I'm at a loss for words? Perhaps it's the overwhelming beauty of this place we live in - New Mexico. One day I paint - the next day I draw. Whatever the medium, I need the tactile sense of putting color on paper and the immediate gratification it brings. Does this qualify as an artist's statement? Probably not. But I'll get there. If only this were a jingle or a commercial...