What Lights You Up?
Hi Friends, In a video last week artist Nicholas Wilton offered some advice about how to create your best art. He said something that struck me as important ...
Tag: latex painting
I Can Breathe
Hi Friends, I didn’t realize I had been holding my breath until I heard the news that Joe Biden has been elected President of the United States. It feels ...
Make Mistakes
Hi Friends, What’s that saying — if you’re not failing you’re not trying? I was working on several layered and sanded paintings this wee...
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 ...
Dream Painting
Greetings Friends, This week I put together a video for you, showing the creation of a painting from one of my dreams. Click on the play button below to watch t...
Everyday Miracles
Hi Friends, I had an interesting experience last week — a miracle of sorts. I was walking out to the compost bin in the backyard, and I heard running wate...
Working with Adversity
Hi Friends, I was working in the studio last week under suboptimal conditions. The weather was hot and it was super low humidity, which can affect my paintings ...
Fun and Silliness
Greetings Friends! About a year ago I sanded down eight reject paintings so I could paint over them and reuse the canvases. But then something unexpected happen...
Embracing Change
Hi Friends! One of the eerie things about hiking through the burn area is the dead silence. No rustling in the bushes, because there are no bushes, nor any anim...
Beauty Within Devastation
Hello Friends, To be honest, I’ve been struggling a bit lately. I’ve had a nasty cold, which is dragging me down, then the rains and the mudslides a...