To me the new year always feels like a fresh start, but moving into this year feels different. As a teacher, I’ve been told to remain...

Join me for a demo with East Valley Artists Club on June 20th at 6:30pm, where I will be demonstrating my hybridized realistic/abstract...

I am excited to announce a few events on the horizon for 2024. First, Flora in Focus is a group show that will be on display from January...

One morning this summer, a phone number with a Vermont area code called. What happened next was what most artists dream of: the voice on...

The sweeping ‘atmospheric rivers’ of rainfall in early 2023 brought on a phenomenon in California known as a ‘super bloom’. At first, the...

Today I embark on an artistic journey that’s going to last through the summer. I was accepted into Sanchez Art Center’s 50|50 show,...

I more or less know what I’m doing now when it comes to painting a landscape or a still life. My approach to geometric abstraction...

This Winter’s rain and snowfall in California have been more abundant than I’ve seen in the almost 11 years that I’ve lived here. With...

One constant I’m learning occurs with a newborn is constant change. One day I am able to leave the baby in the bassinet and go paint...

2022 brought me both adventure and grounded stability. I got to gallop on horseback through the Pyrenees Mountains on the French/Spanish...

Will I have time to create? Can I still use oil paints? What will my artwork look like in 5 years? These are some questions running...

"Whimsical", "colorful", "seasonal", "the use of light", "art that has a story", "evokes emotion", "has cohesion", "art that reminds...

Over Labor Day weekend, I went to Mendocino with my partner and was re-enchanted by the lushness of the northern California coast. I...

I didn’t realize how grateful I was for the artistic skills I have honed over the years until I realized I was a bit artistically rusty...

It seems like life has been put on hold since COVID started, and yet the wheel still turns. As a society, people moved on, went back to...

I am offering 4 courses this summer for children ages 6-12 (plus or minus a few years). What excites me most about this endeavor is that...

When COVID shifted my everyday life from the classroom to teaching from my home, I didn’t see many perks in the situation. I missed the...

When I begin thinking about COVID-19, which I'm certain most of us do these days, multiple times a day, my mind tends to arrive at the...