New Beginnings
Hello Friends, My mother is selling the house she has lived in for 61 years — the house I grew up in, the house that she and my father had built. As you c...
Tag: artist process
Permission to Daydream
Hi Friends, Artist Sara Genn wrote an interesting column about burnout last week that caught my eye. She posits that a common cause of burnout for artists is a ...
For Better or Worse
Hello Friends, Sometimes when I decide to rework a painting I unintentionally make it worse. It’s the nature of the beast. I try things and they don’...
What Does It Mean?
Hi Friends, Does all art have deep meaning? Does some art have more meaning than other art, and does it matter? The prevalent art world view is that significant...
Staying Present
Greetings Friends, Painting can be form of meditation — a practice of staying in the present moment. As soon as I veer off into the past (“This pain...
Not So Pretty in Pink
Hi Friends, I’m starting on a new series of collages — larger pieces than I’ve done with collage in the past. For the first piece I decided to...
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...
An Inside Look at My Art Process
Greetings Friends, I’ve been having fun with videos lately! It started with one video where I talked about a painting I’m working on, and now I̵...
Glimmer of Hope
Hello Friends, I’m introducing a new painting in my “Dark Night of the Soul” series with a short video I recorded a couple of days ago. In the...