Luci and Monkey Mind
Greetings Friends, My cat Luci is doing better. Thank you so much for your prayers and good thoughts. She didn’t eat at all for two weeks, and didn’...
Just for Fun
Hello Friends, Some of you wrote last week and said that you didn’t like my “Dark Night of the Soul” painting. Wonderful! I love it when I get...
Dark Night of the Soul
Greetings Friends, Do you sometimes feel like your life is falling apart? Welcome to my world! I have a lot of stuff going on right now, and it’s challeng...
Rethinking Rejection
Hi Friends, Last week the two paintings I submitted to the Ventura County Fair were rejected by the jurors. This is nothing new. Artists face rejection all the ...
Who You Know
Hi Friends, A recent study by Paul Ingram and Mitali Banerjee found that who you know is more important than talent when it comes to artistic fame. This is some...
Summer Viewing Fun
Greetings Friends! We’re in the middle of summer here in the northern hemisphere, and I thought I’d share some entertaining art videos available for...
Reminders From Mother Nature
Hi Friends, It’s been an exciting week with two major earthquakes and the Fourth of July — all within two days! I was in the kitchen on the morning ...
Cujo’s Amazing Transformation
Hello Friends, Cujo passed away last week, nearly a year after he was diagnosed with bladder cancer. He was the semi-feral cat that I helped care for, along wit...
Excavation
Hi Friends, When a painting isn’t working, I often sand it down so I can reuse the canvas. But sometimes these sanded pieces are too pretty to paint over!...
Free Compliments
Greetings Friends, I see small acts of kindness everywhere these days. I was walking at Kimball Park and saw this posted on the community bulletin board: Free C...