I have always found a spiritual connection to landscapes. Some of my fondest memories from my childhood come from cross-country road trips and the feelings that were evoked within as I sat and studied the scenes in front of me. Coming from the dense forests of the Ozark Mountains, I was always amazed by wide-open desertscapes, red rock cliffs reaching for the sky, and snow-capped mountain peaks that disappeared into the clouds. As my travels have taken me around the world, I am still fascinated by these drastic changes.