I’ve decided not to have a newsletter. Having a blog plus a newsletter is too many things in a world of too many things. A business person would probably tell...
Meet the new member of the scrap board pigeon flock: Jacob. This elegant gentleman, an Old Dutch Capuchine pigeon, was first rescued in 1993. Twenty-two years later, Jacob came to...
I look forward to showing my work at the 4th Annual Fairfax Art Walk on Friday evening, September 29, from 5:30–9 p.m. Each participating merchant partners with a local artist,...
Yesterday, I had a donut-induced meltdown — from drawing them, not eating them. These were the directions for our in-class drawing exercises: Simplify the background, foreground, and subject to three...
I’ve just received a swift introduction to the ups, downs, and vagueries of submitting art to be judged. In June, I sent work to open calls for the first time....
Some of the hardest but most magical moments in an art practice arise after you’ve done something you don’t like. I’ve learned that I might learn something if I refrain...
When I stopped painting last night, something was bothering me, but I couldn’t say precisely what it was. I had been working on a mixed-media portrait of rescued pigeon Lucito...
