Laughing at Ourselves
Hi Friends, After watching a film about the artist Banksy, my friend Wayne suggested that I inject some humor into my art by stencilling a cat somewhere into ea...
Out of Control
Hi Friends, I’ve been doing some more work with poured paintings, and I’ve made an interesting discovery. The back side of the painting often looks ...
Abstract Challenge
Hello Friends, I recently joined a local abstract artist group. We meet once a month online, and for each meeting we have a challenge. This month’s challe...
Rebuilding a Life
Hey Friends, I’ve finally resigned myself to the fact that most of the in-person things I used to do are not coming back any time soon, and possibly never...
Uniquely You
Hi Friends, My painting style isn’t exactly conventional. I push the canvas into wet paint, use household tools to make marks, and scrunch the canvas up i...
Social Divide
Greetings Friends, The United States is currently facing an extreme division among our people on many issues ranging from politics to racial equality to the eff...
We Are All Artists
Hello Friends, Last week I was listening to an Art Juice podcast where artists Louise Fletcher and Alice Sheridan were talking about limiting beliefs. These are...
Make Mistakes
Hi Friends, What’s that saying — if you’re not failing you’re not trying? I was working on several layered and sanded paintings this wee...
On Feeling Vulnerable
Hi Friends, Hairdressers closed down last March because of the pandemic, and the last time I got my hair cut was in February. I thought I would just let my hair...
Creative Abrasion
Greetings Friends, I’ve been working on some new sanded collages, and I thought I’d show you the process. Of course I developed this by accident. Do...