Are You Clear?

by | Aug 19, 2018 | 1 comment

Hi Everyone Sometimes our lives can feel so full. This can feel good but it also can be overwhelming. This week I am going through dozens of old boxes of stuff I stored in my studio 5 years ago. So much of it I no longer need or even remembered I owned. I don’t think...

Is your art like a toadfish?

by | Aug 12, 2018 | 9 comments

Hi Everyone Here is my secret way I get unstuck in my art. I just ask myself one question. What do I love in this painting? Is it the color? Is it the tiny rabbit in the lower left corner? Or is it the expressive, charcoal lines that criss cross at the top? Of course,...

Is your studio like mine?

by | Aug 5, 2018 | 0 comments

Hi Everyone, I tried to couch it as “this is just what a creative studio looks like”, but now it has gotten so disorganized that excuse just won’t work anymore. So… this week’s video is all about messiness and organization. Or put another way… right brain...

What is Your Story? Are You Listening?

by | Jul 29, 2018 | 48 comments

Hi Everyone, Happy Sunday! I hope you are getting to the studio today. On Sundays, before I head to the studio, I usually do a long but slow run on Mt Tamalpais And when I do I often listen to audio books. The one I am listening to now is Daniel Pink’s “A Whole New...

A Point Of Focus

by | Jul 22, 2018 | 19 comments

I have been working on several large pieces in my studio over the last few weeks, and one in particular is starting to come together a little faster than the rest. This is somewhat typical of my process, where I begin a body of work at the same time, and eventually...

Learning To Let Go

by | Jul 15, 2018 | 0 comments

I was looking at several nearly finished pieces and I noticed something: with this new body of work, I’ve been leaving more of the original first marks I make, as opposed to covering everything up. This is a bit different from what I normally do, and I am liking...