I had to wrestle with how to start this post, coming late in the spring with so many new challenges due to the pandemic, I lost all reference to time, as so many others have said. So why did I take a year to post? I have lots of excuses. Painting all the time on … Continue reading
While transitioning from sustained work on a series, I often take a break to work on smaller paintings on paper. Still using oil with cold wax medium added, I experiment and investigate color and form even using tools that I don’t normally use. They are free form sessions that help me resume larger work and … Continue reading
I’ve been thinking about my career as an artist and because of recent interviews, I have been reflective. Most of the time I stay in the present moment and rarely do very much delving in the past, but recently I paused to think about the most important influences on what I choose to focus on … Continue reading
Here in the Southern USA spring started early. My car and literally everything else is constantly covered in pine pollen. However, it is beautiful here with trees and flowers blooming in full. I notice that green appears on my palette as well. My studio is now blooming with new paintings. Since the beginning of … Continue reading
It all started as an experiment with the new fat block of ArtGraf No.1 kneadable graphite and then the images took over, tumbling out…they are still coming. There are times when the image becomes very personal. I’m sure that is always true to an extent. Sometimes they are more intimate. Perhaps it is best not … Continue reading
The beginning of the year in the studio until now and continuing are painting commissions and exhibits to prepare for. I am not complaining. No way! But there comes a time when it is necessary to stray off the path and play. By that I mean experiment with mediums. Today was the day to play … Continue reading
While continuing my series of drawings on TerraSkin, I see a new direction. I began adding color, using the many varieties of India ink even though I liked the monochromatic images. Then came the realization that perhaps they could be translated into paintings. Now comes the experimentation with larger works on board in anticipation of adding … Continue reading
I’m back!! This spring and summer have been so incredibly busy that I hardly know where to begin. Seriously. Summer is usually my quiet studio time, but not this summer. It really started in the spring with my trip to Chicago and the visit to the Botanic Gardens. Returning to the studio was … Continue reading
Drawing, making works on paper, is my way of investigating every series of paintings upon which I embark. For the two series that are growing simultaneously, “Passages” and “Layers of Memory”, I am continuing to investigate while both series are well underway, having begun both in 2012. At first I thought there would be a … Continue reading
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