Inspiration can come from other genres. While in the middle of writing this post, one of my favorite musicians, Jon Batiste came on my InstaG feed.  You may know Jon as the bandleader on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.  If you dig a little [...]

The piece went dark and moody. It started off full of optimism with cloud patterns of pinks, creams and purples. No discernible composition or defined shapes. I wanted to keep it loose and up-lifting. “New colors.” My friend noticed. After completing a number of paintings [...]

The first day back in the studio started in a simple way. Prepping panels. Out comes the white ground, the quarter inch birch panels and a brush. Turn on the music and begin again. The brush glides smoothly over the panel and I notice the [...]