Why I Paint….
   
 The interaction of past and present constantly fascinates me.  It is this texture and color I attempt to capture in painting.  Many different layers go into my backgrounds and foregrounds creating a journey of discovery as I paint.  

   I lost my son to a tragic accident in 1990 ... painting was my solace then.  He had encouraged me to paint … and that was a large part of my motivation.  Perhaps I feel my paintings are now a way that his memory is not lost to time.  Memories, like a good painting, capture a sense of time and place.  This capture is my goal as an artist.

LaVonne Tarbox-Crone, NWS