Celebrate Serendipity
Greetings Friends, I’ve been working on a new dyed piece using a slow process, which I rather enjoy. I like seeing the work develop gradually, in small in...
Tag: bold art
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...
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...
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...
Is It Art?
Greetings Friends, A reader generously shared some interesting thoughts about the paintings I showed you last week — the poured pieces with silicone added...
Beginner’s Mind
Hello Friends, I got to play in the studio last week! When trying something new, I do my best to approach it with Beginner’s Mind — letting go of pr...
The Commission Process
Hi Friends! I was recently commissioned to create two paintings for California State Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin. Jacqui already owns several of my paintings, a...
Ephemeral Art
Greetings Friends! Although I often paint with bright colors, I’ve been enjoying the quiet hues of natural dyes lately. I love the charcoal grays, rust br...
Impermanence and Change
Hi Friends, The holidays are upon us, and I don’t even know what I’m doing for Thanksgiving yet! With my father’s recent passing, my mother...
Finding Our Way Through
Hello Friends, It’s been another challenging week, with the mass shooting down the road in Thousand Oaks, and the Hill and Woolsey fires, just ten miles a...