A Good Question
A conversation fueled by a good question can make all the difference. Trip? Painting? How do all the pieces come together. I was asked over dinner how my time in Portugal will show up in my paintings. It was a [...]
Impressions of Portugal
I'm in Portugal brushing off the post SF Open Studio mode. It's time to not think about painting, shows and the plan for 2020. Let the strategizing go and be a sponge to the shapes, sounds and sights of Golega, [...]
Working on Lightness
I spent last weekend up in Northern California with my horse. A special group of horse people, mainly Lusitano owners, get together every 3 months or so to listen to the words of the mestre and cheer each other on. [...]
Post Power Outage
Post power outage review. No electricity, no painting. No cellular, no showers. No screens! No worries. Reminiscent of a time when interruptions were few and time felt longer. It was good to feel once again long afternoons that stretched into [...]
Question time
The medium arrived during the heat wave. Not wanting to leave my four in distress any longer I've been working at night when the wax has a chance of cooling down enough to harden. It's impossible to paint hot on [...]