Kathy Marlen Bailey is the best painter of water with al the intricacies and reflections. She introduced me to Oil Glazing technique. Here it is the artist statement:

My intention as an artist is to transfix the viewer, to share my experience of sheer wonder, spirit and beauty. Moments occur throughout each day, but are extremely riveting when I am looking upon, across or through water. I become addicted to the dances of ever-morphing light and shapes within and upon it. It mesmerizes me and traps me into wonder – a profound feeling of God’s presence. It creates an electric connection to Him that makes me feel home and at ONE. I want to look and look and see and see more and more; I must catch it with my eyes; I must try to REMEMBER the wonderment of each sparkle, movement, colour and shape. The beauty is astounding and must be shared – others must see it, revel in it and feel the peace and electric connection that I feel to God when I experience it. God’s spirit must move through me and then beyond me, to you – my viewer. You must share in the gift. This Wonder, Spirit and Beauty must be felt by you too, because it is simply too amazing and cannot be contained by me.

– Kathy Marlene Bailey, March 2013