I live in the culture of busy; no, the cultivation of busy, like a fine wine, only instead of the nectar of the gods, I get more things to do. I have built a life in which I do, do, and do more, until I collapse. And sadly, it seems like almost everyone I know is like...
I leave in a few days for the U.K. and Wales specifically. I am getting nervous in a way I don’t remember being nervous about travel in some time. Perhaps never, in fact. This time, I am traveling alone; I am leaving my family; I am going somewhere completely...
In a few short weeks, I will be traveling to the far reaches of Wales in the United Kingdom to take part in an artist residency at Createspace Wales. To say I cannot wait is a bit of an exaggeration; truly, I cannot contain myself with excitement. It will be two weeks...
At its core, art is about leaving a mark. This ranges from the conceptual work that leaves a thought in a viewer’s mind, to a three-dimensional sculpture carving out space, to the ubiquitous gestural mark in painting and drawing. The last is the mark that most...
Painting is slow. It requires time, and attention, and engagement. Painting is without algorithm or artificial intelligence; rather, it is the most human of intelligence. It is the oldest intelligence, begat from the hands of ancient peoples, tens of thousands of...
In 2018, I was commissioned by a client in California to create a large oil painting. It was a piece in reference to one I had completed earlier that year. Here is the process from start to finish.Before the start of a project, I ask the client a series of questions...
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