artist at play
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Puttering and Tinkering
I need an enclosure card for a gift, and so begins an afternoon of relaxed puttering and contented tinkering fostered by eager scavenging that leads to serendipitous creative connections. First, I sift and rummage and poke and scout to see what I might find by way of a squirreled-away art start whose time to shine… Continue reading
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Pyrotechnics
Today I am in my happy place, with my hands and heart having moved in a creative pas de deux, sparking little fireworks displays in every direction. I’m reminded of my days of making art❤️artwarmers—inflow of information and inspiration, inward alchemy of intuition and discovery, outflow of art and whimsy. INFLOW: A few days ago,… Continue reading
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Shelfies
I have little experience or skill with selfies, but I’m a big fan of shelfies. Shelfies, you ask? Shelfies are tiny pieces of art—in my case tiny paintings—that can be displayed in an arrangement on a shelf, perched on a console table or dresser, propped atop the frame of a large mirror, or tucked into… Continue reading
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Panel Persistence
Today I completed a painting on the third 5 x 7″ panel given to me by Lola Jovan. I had found my way to what was likely to be a halfway point with this painting when the shiny sparkle of a different idea captured my attention, and I thought about rotating the panel and repainting… Continue reading
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The Essential Feature
The essential feature is purity of attention.Such a moment will later be recalled as having a quality of conspicuous stillness, mental quietude, and vitality—even if the moment carried difficult content.The impression of time’s having “stopped” is just an appearance. It’s not that time was flowing and now has paused. It never was in motion. It’s… Continue reading
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Story, Always Unfolding
A little over two weeks ago I started painting a 12 x 36″ canvas. Then I got way busy and sick and low in energy; lost my forward motion and spirit. Began to feel a bit daunted by the new painting. What to do? Here’s what unfolded this week. Artist Lola Jovan and I met… Continue reading
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The Five-Minute Plan
I remember a weekend gathering with Dave’s extended family in New Jersey back in the day—people of all ages from a few months old to over 70. The weekend included specific events but also considerable unstructured time when folks who didn’t see each other often were navigating decision-making together about what to do, and where,… Continue reading
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A Little Space
I have a little narrow wall space on one side of the quirky landing at the top of the stairs in our home. I also have a 12 x 36″ canvas whose dimensions have the potential to fill that space very satisfyingly. Even though I’ve been feeling uncomfortably stuck, and off, and slumpy, and rudderless… Continue reading
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Beyond the Sum
From James Bradley’s novel, The Deep Field: I do not know what art isbut I do know there are things—objects, arrangements of words and space and colour and sound —which seem to move beyond the sum of their parts, creating something greater, something that transcends the pieces from which they are formed. I have been… Continue reading
My Story
In 2014, I grab an unexpected opportunity to paint.
To make art.
I get hooked.
In 2015 I start a blog—a diary of my life as an artist.
I post my paintings and their stories. The good, the bad, the ugly.
My compass points: bust through fear, be playful, get messy, trust my gut.
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