"Martha's Vineyard, where my godmother, the painter Polly Thayer (Starr) had invited me, was my first venture afield after taking up premier coup in earnest in 1984 in Sheffield, MA.I was exploring the medium in a new place and enjoying myself.
I have visited Vinalhaven, Maine since boyhood. this time in early May 2002, I painted premier coup with the tides rising fiendishly. For me there was peace in this everychanging sea and landscape."