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’...
Category: Paintings
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Channeling Van Gogh
Hello Friends, Many Sunday afternoons find me at the puzzle table at the Unitarian Church of Ventura, trying to fit in just one last piece before heading out fo...
Spark Joy
Greetings Friends, I have a new painting that I think is kind of spectacular! It’s titled “Spark Joy,” and I recorded a short video to introdu...
Happiness is a Cake Mix
Hi Friends, My favorite aisle in the grocery store is the baking aisle, in particular the shelves of cake mixes. They take me back to fond memories of Home Ec c...