In this pursuit, I start with the writings of French Romantic poet Gerard de Nerval (1808-1855). Specifically, a poem titled L’Enfance, a depiction of the poet’s childhood. During the Romantic Period, landscape painting's primary function was to provide an escape into a natural world. The worlds I create stem from childhood memories of unconditional love, free of pain & full of wonder. I work with intuitive color selections, building up multiple layers creating paintings defined by subtle textures & hues. Textured surfaces blend areas of random mark making with areas of deliberate natural elements. The pieces evolve at a slow rate, going from vibrant palettes to softer, less invasive statements. I repeat this practice several times until I am pleased with the layers that create a haze of accumulated history.