“The works of art I deign to acquire and value most highly, in addition to appealing to my aesthetic sensibility, have struck me on a personal level and come to represent an indelible reminder of a cherished past experience. Such that when I gaze upon a meaningful artwork it's a touchstone for memories of a notable occurrence usually encountered in a special place along my travels. When I look at Purple Mangrove, I get the immediate gratification its harmony of materials bestows, to a blithe pictorial composition and immediately swept back to thoughts of my exciting adventures in the mangrove coastline of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. It is as if the artist has conspired to keep a wonderful time in my life always fresh in my memory.”
- Scott Brandt
Madison, Wisconsin
