Two new paintings (available at Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe, NM) of children. I love how the technique used in each of these is particular to the imagined personalities of these portraits. "Boy with Scarlet Bird" is an exercise in greys and a rather delicate handling resulting in a doll-like smoothness with the bright shot…
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Learning humility through the art of painting – studio process
The more I paint, the more humbled I become. There are times when I paint and all the elements fit in perfectly and it seems as if I've finally gained mastery. I go through the day feeling victorious, thinking, "haha...am genius after all...." Only to come crashing down like Icarus on the very next painting.…
O Brave New World – the artist’s statement
"O Wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in't." -William Shakespeare, "The Tempest" The above quote from Shakespeare is perhaps a fitting artist's statement. To be an artist is to see everything with fresh eyes. One always hopes to preserve the wonderment…
A Grand Affair
Thank you to Rachel Koper of The Austin Chronicle for taking notice of my work in a recent review of "A Grand Affair" group show currently on exhibit through January 31 at Wally Workman in Austin. I think the sentiment is appropriate as I wanted the air of delicacy to infuse these two paintings. Delicate…
Learning to Draw: the virtues of copying
Originality is a quality highly prized in art. How does one begin to be original? By learning the basics. When it comes to learning the craft of painting and drawing, I believe that there's nothing more beneficial than copying and studying great works of art. It's how I taught myself to draw and then to…
Twelfth Night
These are inspired from William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night or What You Will." They are portraits of Viola and Olivia respectively. "I am all the daughters of my father's house, And all the brothers too; and yet I know not." - William Shakespeare, "Twelfth Night" "Make me a willow cabin at your gate, And call upon…
Inspiration from “Madama Butterfly”
I listen to opera in my studio and it is my painting music. Here are two paintings that are inspired from Cio-Cio San's aria "Un Bel Di Vedremo" from Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." I've taken the imagery from Pinkerton's parting words to her. ``O Butterfly My tiny little child-wife, I'll return with the roses, The warm…
Martha Lorraine
"Sweet Lorraine, ah, sweet Lorraine..." - Country Joe and the Fish
Little Emperor
portrait of a very imperious child...
“In the Moonlight”
My inspiration for this is a small copper painting by Adam Elsheimer, "The Flight into Egypt." Painted in 1609, it was the first painting of its kind which showed the biblical scene in a nocturnal forest, as described by Matthew (2:13). His contemporaries marveled at his rendering of the Milky Way, which has never been…
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