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...
Category: Poured Paint
Rare Find
Hi Friends, Last week I was taking a jaunt down memory lane by browsing eBay for vintage sewing patterns from the 1960s and 1970s. I used to do a lot of sewing ...
Is OK Good Enough?
Hi Friends, I wanted a new painting to hang over the bed in my bedroom — something to go with the bright and bold Marimekko bedding. I decided to try a po...
Daydreams
Hi Friends, It’s been brutally hot and humid here the past couple of weeks, and the studio feels like a steambath. I was taking a break from the heat and ...
The Serendipity Paintings
Greetings Friends, I’ve just finished a complete body of work — eighteen new pieces — painted, stretched, varnished, photographed and added to...
Art Envy
Hi Friends, A couple of things converged this week and left me feeling uneasy. Artist Nicholas Wilton revealed his big new light-filled studio space in Sausalit...
Weird Dream About Art
Hello Friends, Just before I woke up this morning, I had a bizarre dream. President Trump had started a new weekly television show called I Hate Art. In the fir...
Uncertain Times
Hi Friends, I’m writing this message the day before the US election, and there’s tremendous tension in this country right now. Stores in some cities...
What Are You Waiting For?
Hello Friends, “Waiting for Godot” is the Samuel Beckett play where two characters are waiting for a third who never shows up. Things happen while t...
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 ...