Being an artist is an incredibly rewarding existence. It is a dream I've had since my youngest days, and I'm actually making a go of it. It's an incredible feeling to want to get to work every day. And not only that, but it's hard for me to take days off. I am captain one track. I paint, I think about painting when I'm not painting. I've painted full time for 13 years, and have painted in a loose realist / impressionist style most of that time... with a few fun, psychedelic p

Hi everyone! I hope everybody had a wonderful Christmas, and now it's time to look towards the new year! Here's hoping, that with your support, 2018 will be the best year ever! Thanks, as always, to all of you who have shown interest in my art through the years, and I pledge to you all I will continue to strive to be the best I can be. That starts with the continual production of work, as well as the continual expansion of my skill set through research and practice. This is

I was hoping to keep this blog a little more regular than I have. The problem, as I see it, is that it's too much work to write in my journal, draw and paint, and then come on my computer and write about what I'm doing as well as download pics and put them up here... I'm lazy in this regard. I was hoping I would be able to blog and update my site on my iPad, but the platform isn't supported. Therefore, we get blog posts every 2 months! If I could just get in the habit of doin

Sometimes, when it's cold outside, the wind is blowing hard, or the rain is falling, or I just want to nest in the studio, I'll throw some objects together that are sitting around and create a still life to paint. The thing is, I don't want to think about it too much, just pick some stuff with different colors, textures, shapes, and sizes and paint. These still life paintings are great practice for honing the eye and hand, experimenting with ideas, and adding up the brush mil