I began my career in art as an Abstract Impressionist painter. My impressions of nature, usually landscapes, became abstract forms on the canvas. Years later, through my inner journeys to my Self, I became an Abstract Expressionist painter. My abstract forms became an expression of my inner Self's experiences. What I call an expression of my inner Self, others have described as intuition, or insight, or an expression of the sub-conscious. Over time, I came to know this inner me as my Higher Self, that me that is one with everything, filled with compassion, and dedicated to actions that uplift and heal. That understanding has brought a new focus to my art. In recent years I realize that I have become what I call a Trans-Expressionist artist. In the meditative state I enter when I paint, the ego follows the energy of my Higher Self. My Higher Self lives totally in the moment. Unlike the ego, it does not filter or interpret information. My Higher Self communicates a healing compassionate message that describes the ongoing process of my transformation as an artist, in the moment, from now to now, as the brush moves across the canvas.