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• Golden Haloed Moon & Milk Moon Rising

  

  This week in the studio I’m working on paintings of the full moon. In both these oil paintings, the moon and a sky glowing bright with moonlight make the... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Afternoon of Art & Wine

  

  Last weekend I hosted a private party: “Afternoon of Art Wine,” along with my friend Elena Karavodin, a fellow local oil painter, and my friend Ruth Hammons, ... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tranquil Moonlight

  

  You know when the full moon has just come up over the horizon and it looks huge? I can remember experiencing a few particularly spectacular full moons in my... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Glow Within

  

  Here is “Glow Within.” I think it’s a great representation of what my Lotus Series is all about, and what inspired me to paint lotus flowers in the first... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Seed Moon Rising

  

  Here is “Seed Moon Rising.” Seed Moon is one of the names given to the full moon in early spring, called that because it corresponds with planting time. I... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Creating Movement in Paintings

  

  At the recent artists’ conference I attended, I had the privilege of hearing several great speakers. One of them was figurative painter F. Scott Hess who teache... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lunar Orbit & Road Trip

  

  Here’s my most recent painting, “Lunar Orbit.” I had a sudden inspiration and overwhelming compulsion to paint the path of the moon’s orbit around Earth, and I... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 CREATIVITY

• North County Painters Critique Group

  

  Last week the San Diego Union-Tribune published an article about the critique group for painters that I started a few months ago. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Last Night’s Exhibit & Top 100 Art Blogs

  

  Here are a few photos from the reception of my art exhibit last night, in case you missed them on Facebook. My paintings up in the space before it filled up wit... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hand of Fire, Feather Flames, Glow, Astral Bouquet & News

  

  Here are my four latest paintings for your enjoyment! This one is entitled “Hand of Fire,” because–and I did not do this on purpose while I was composing and... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• San Diego Art Exhibit

  

  Next week I’m taking part in a group show in San Diego. If you’re local to the area, please come out to see some of my work in person! Here are the details:... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3 New Oil Paintings: Tree of Life, Star Clouds & Fiery Colors

  

  This painting is called Peaceful Evening. It’s meant to give you a peaceful feeling of being at one with the universe/God/the circle of life, or whatever meanin... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• 4 Art Supplies I Am Digging

  

  In case you are curious, here are 4 art supply products I highly recommend: 1) I’ve been using Holbein Duo Aqua Water Soluble Oils for about 2 years now, and I... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Threshold and New World

  

  This painting is called “Threshold” because to me, it feels like the viewer is crossing over into something new–from the planet in the foreground into the blue... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cosmic Art: Fire & Ice

  

  Here are two “hot” paintings (fire) and two “cold” (ice). This past week I felt compelled to explore both color temperatures–fire consisting primarily of reds,... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Celebration

  

  This painting has been finished for awhile but I’ve been waiting to post it because I wanted to share it with my critique group first and get their feedback on... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION

• Star Clouds

  

  This space-scape is called “Star Clouds.” It started out as a loose, playful experiment with color and thick gobs of paint, and then it turned into something... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• Portal

  

  Belated Happy New Year! Here is my first painting of 2013: Portal. It’s analogous to a doorway to the mysterious future, with its infinite possibilities,... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 CREATIVITY

• Solitary Metamorphosis

  

  Along with many people across the U.S. and around the world, I’ve been having a really hard week in the wake of the Newtown, CT murders. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Crimson Eclipse

  

  Here is Crimson Eclipse: the striking image of the sun and moon aligning in the moment of total solar eclipse. The light bursts out from behind the disc of the... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION