A NEW YEAR BEGINS! This past year has certainly had it's challenges on both global and personal levels for so many of us. We may feel helpless to so much going on around us, and in truth we are! What we can control, or have agency over, in our own lives is our inner/creative life. A suggestion for the beginning [...]
Which Came First? As some of you know I have been attracted to eroded surfaces for many years, and within the last year, I have focused my energy on using erosion as an inspiration for my work. In going through some photographs from a recent trip, I realized I had taken a photo (see [...]
Updates and Erosion At the beginning of 2017 I began a new body of work, which is inspired by my attraction and fascination with the random natural beauty of eroded surfaces. The Japanese have a term for this, Wabi Sabi. I have been photographing textures and erosion for many years, and have a library of [...]
Reflecting Into the New Year As I begin this new year, I am taking a moment to reflect on the wonderful and challenging aspects of the year behind me. For this new year, I have decided to work on being less reactive and triggered by events that are beyond my control. This is the time [...]
The October 2016 issue of 805 Living Magazine has a feature article entitled 'Bring on Da Art, Bring on Da Funk!' which shines a spotlight on the current art scene in Santa Barbara's Funk Zone. I was so happy to be included! Click HERE to view the entire article.
Take a look at these two photos, what do they have in common? I am often asked what inspires my artwork? I am always inspired by the natural world when it comes to color. On the left is a harvest from a morning jaunt in my vegetable garden - note the colors. The recent painting on [...]
As some of you may know, I recently moved into a wonderful new studio space which gives me lots more room, great light, windows with a semi-ocean view (through a parking lot and train tracks). What I didn’t quite know when I moved in this past April, was how much I would enjoy being part [...]
Recently I opened my studio for the first time, to participate in a local studio tour. To my surprise, I was asked the same question repeatedly regarding my painting process. I came up with an answer-- which I could repeat, without having to get into the very personal process of explaining my work with a [...]
When I begin a painting, I have no idea how it will turn out. I just begin by covering the white background with blobs or brush strokes of paint with no particular thought -- just to cover the white background. Then I paint on top of the first layer, leaving remainders of the original paint [...]
Creativity is that illusive quality we all possess because we are human. Yes all of us! You might say, “I’m not creative.” I don’t believe it, not for a minute. Creativity does not mean you have to actively paint, draw, compose or play music, or write. Yes of course-- those are all creative endeavors, and [...]