The image of the dress has been present in my work for over a decade. Uninhabited, it is fragile and evocative. My interest in the abstracted shapes of fishing boats and the water and docks they occupy came about when I married a lover of such things. Placing them together resulted in unexpected contrasts. I was drawn to the challenge of depicting with paint the disparity among surfaces that are transparent and opaque, delicate and coarse. Strong, unifying light heightens the theatrical nature of their shared existence offering an untold story to be imagined.