It’s been a hectic summer so far. I started work on a new commission in mid-July, and learned shortly thereafter that we would be moving. So my time is divided between painting, and preparation for the move. I’ve been commissioned … Continue reading
This acorn woodpecker is one of the first paintings I did on moving into this house. I paint next to a wall of sliding glass doors that open out onto a garden. The light is wonderful to paint by, and … Continue reading
Several times a year I go to Carmel, the ultimate gallery town, and graze for hours on Art, with a capital A. I study the paintings of some artists for certain techniques, others for the color palette that portrays a … Continue reading
I appreciate all animals, but I have a special attraction to the coyote. I’ve always been fascinated by the myths and legends of ancient peoples, and Coyote figures large in Native American mythology. Sometimes a trickster, sometimes a god, sometimes … Continue reading
Was out with my camera on yet another beautiful day, and found more painting possibilities. The pair of ravens in the first photo were playing, dancing with each other in the air, floating in place on the stiff breeze, and … Continue reading
“The Woodwife” was the first major painting I produced, in 1998. I had just moved from an ugly, noisy, dirty city, to the forest in the Santa Cruz mountains, and I reveled in the natural, beautiful world that surrounded me. … Continue reading
I am an artist–a painter–and my life is about art. I love beauty, and that ethic colors my whole world view. There are as many definitions of beauty as there are people, but the basis of mine is the natural … Continue reading