Hi everyone, I hope your Holidays and your New Year were enjoyable! I had the chance to relax, to to connect with family and friends, and to reflect on all that happened in 2018.. Now I am back in the studio, looking at the freshly painted walls, and I have to ask...

Hi everyone, This past Friday I had the pleasure of attending the opening of my show, "Orchestrated Moments", at the beautiful Julie Nester Gallery in Park City, Utah. You can learn more about the exhibition by clicking here. It is incredibly gratifying to see all of...

Hi everyone, I just returned from my workshop in Mexico and I started looking at all the little 12" x 12" pieces I was demonstrating on while there. As I was looking at these panels, I was struck by just how fun and open they are. None of them are particularly good or...

Hi everyone, I'm currently teaching a workshop in Mexico. There are people from all over the world here, a wonderful mix of creative people, all sharing our approaches to art making and learning from one another. This is always one of my favorite things when it comes...

Hi everyone, I've reached that special place in time where my newest body of work is all done and ready to be shipped off to the gallery. The feeling of completion is incredibly gratifying. A key component of that feeling is getting to see all of the work hanging side...

Hi everyone, It's incredibly gratifying to finish a painting. Seeing everything completed and in the right place - it's like coming home at the end of a long journey. There's just one thing left to do: the signature. Now, not every artist signs their work, which is...

Hi Everyone, When I start a painting, I rarely do so with any particular goal in mind. It is more about simply putting marks down on the panel, seeing what develops and going from there. In a very real sense you could say the painting tells me where to go next. At a...

Hi Everyone, The best paintings are like your favorite songs; there is a rhythm, a sense of pushing your ear from one beat to the next, all the while providing enough space for the listener to savor each sonic peak and valley. It is this interplay between spaces and...

Hi Everyone, When working on a piece, I am always trying to make sure as much of the surface as possible is activated, that there is enough movement to guide the viewer's eye throughout the entire painting. One effective way to do this is to use color. I'm currently...

Hi Everyone, A key part of my practice is building up layers, and then removing them partially to reveal what is underneath. Case in point: I recently decided to make a piece that was predominantly red. But rather than just cover the surface entirely in red paint, I...