I need to paint what I see in the world that I find myself in. Creating on location, being immersed in the scene, is exciting to me. I get a sense of the mystery of the place. I stand in one place for hours looking and transcribing what I see. It’s not just finding the lines and colours, but also interpreting the elements. This sky is the same big sky that we share with other places, some far away. Sunlight is constantly changing and reveals and animates all we see on the earth. There is no single way to translate the moving force and beauty of water. All of this is humbling. The work of R. D. Abrams is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario and private collections.