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,...

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 or left...

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...

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...

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 this...

I've been working on this giant blue painting for some time, and while I like where it's at currently, there's still a long way to go before it's finished. Watch the video  and see how I start to shift the composition. Leave a comment and let me know what you think!...

I've been working on this commission and it is coming along very well - it's reached a point where the piece now has a life of it's own, and I am loving how the composition is coming together. Getting here, however, did not happen overnight - it was a process of...

I’ve gone through several different phases in my career, each one usually accompanied by some kind of self limiting belief about what I could and couldn’t do with art. Now, it’s been hard, but I’ve come to learn that these kinds of beliefs – which nearly all of us...

With every new body of work, I try to have one piece where I do the exact opposite of how I normally paint. It may seem a bit counter intuitive, but having a piece where I stay away from my normal routine helps me remain motivated. It injects a freshness into my...

I am often asked how I begin a new piece. It's a good question, and one that many artists, both experienced and otherwise, have difficulty answering. Lately however, I believe I've finally come to a satisfactory response. Watch the video and let me know what you...