Have you ever been moving through your life, wondering about the big questions? You know – what’s it all about; what’s the point; why, why, why? My world of late is a constant stream of big questions.…
Framing Ceremony
I don’t know if I’ve ever told you about one of the coolest rituals at the studio where I paint: the Framing Ceremony. When one of us finishes a painting, our teacher takes it into his office…
All at Sea
This is an abstract painting I did a while back, and I love it. I’m working on a much smaller companion piece now. Fingers are definitely crossed. Something about this painting brings me peace. Something about it…
Art for Charity
My painting buddy – the multi-talented Nicole J. Butler – has finished a painting and is auctioning it off for charity. How cool is that! Nicole was inspired by The Africa Yoga Project and its mission to…
Okefenokee
This painting was done a while ago, but to be perfectly honest, I forgot to share it. Go figure. It’s an abstract and I call it “Okefenokee.” Though it may not look like it, it’s of a…
…The Ultimate Result of All Ambition
” To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition…” Samuel Johnson (1709 – 1784) The new pad is basically a never-ending list of projects. And I admit, I’ve had moments of feeling overwhelmed…
In Progress…
This is another detail from the painting I’m presently working on. The work just keeps coming. And going. And it’s fun. No idea when this one will be called “done.” And that’s okay. Patience. I’m learning patience.
To Paint or Not To Paint
Sometimes I take a photo and I think, “Wow! I got lucky with that shot!” But of course, it’s not entirely luck. I mean, even if the only part I can truly claim is the inclination to take…
In Progress
This is a detail from a painting I’m currently working on. It’s a gi-normous landscape (6 feet long!), and it’ll take a while as I’m slow, y’all. It started ordinarily enough, but then I realized it needed…
Summer in Seattle
I dig architecture. I know nothing about it, mind you. But I sure do like it. When I find myself in a metropolitan area, I tend to look up. The lines, the angles, they just grab hold…