My work addresses the effects of pollution that is in many of our water systems. Toxic chemicals and industrial waste contaminate streams, lakes, bays and oceans. The “Troubled Waters” paintings reflect this conflict between the laws of nature and our attempts to artificially control the environment. Patterns of gaskets and other mechanical shapes are incorporated into the paintings, representing herbicides, pesticides, rainwater run-off and other unnatural substances that seep into groundwater. Debris crowds the marine environment. Fish mutate into imaginary forms. A change is taking place as nature reacts to this disruption.