Category: Paintings
Resist Painting
The False Indigo plants are in bloom. Hi Friends, A couple of weeks ago I saw a Hauser & Wirth video about artist Luchita Hurtado where she very briefly men...
Delusions of Grandeur
Society Garlic after the rain. Happy New Year, Friends! I like to clean out the studio to start the new year fresh, and I came across boxes of leaf print greeti...
Spontaneity and Tea Dye
Birds of Paradise at sunset. Hi Friends, A few weeks ago I showed you five white linen scarves that I had scrunch dyed, and that turned out a little brighter th...
Why Minimalism?
Dyer’s Coreopsis in backyard Hi Friends, After seeing the tablerunners in my last newsletter, my friend Sylvia Greer suggested that I need more contrast i...
Suboptimal Canvas
Hi Friends, I’ve been struggling with a roll of crappy canvas the past couple of weeks. It’s the same canvas that I always order but it’s heav...
Finding Coherence
Hi Friends, I’ve had the idea for a while to try pouring paint in drippy overlapping layers, and I finally had time to try it out last week. My objective ...
The Artist’s Journey
Hi Friends, I was looking through my books the other day, and I came across one that I don’t remember reading. But clearly I did read it, because it has m...
What Is Ours to Do?
Hi Friends, The opening reception at Bird Dog Arts last Saturday night was great! Despite 104 degree temperatures a lot of people showed up and the art looked s...
Is It Art?
Hi Friends, Last week I was cleaning out the studio in preparation for a gallery visit, and I uncovered a dropcloth that had been used underneath six or seven p...