Some things I’ve been up to…

  • Another Painting Progress Report

    This one is a portrait of Samantha. The first image is from 1/19/2007. In it, you can see that my colors are a bit muddy, but the expression of the brush stroke is interesting, most notably reflected in the face. The placement is also a bit murky and I am working it out in a…

  • Painting Progression #1 A Forest Grove.

    I remember seeing a movie about 10 years ago or so, where a film crew focused on a picasso painting as he worked on it over however many hours. It was amazing to watch the animated changes play out across the canvas. It also brought a layer of transparency to painting that I thought was…

  • Throwback in the Self-Referential Sense.

    In the spirit of 1998… I present a little watercolor piece called “Dance with the Devil in the Pale Moonlight.” This came out of a watercolor class I was in Connecticut where I was the only male, and the only person under 50 I believe. There were a lot of flowers and soft pastel colored…

  • Painting as a focal practice.

    Painting has such a commanding presence when I am “in the zone.” To sit there for hours upon end, extracting the shapes and colors from the mud changes my thinking, as if my brain is on another more vibrant level. Things become clear. I feel more articulate. To compare this with the feeling of spending…

  • A Tree Blooms in South Philly

    This photo was taken on Dec 15th in South Philly, right in front of the cheese steak houses on Passyunk. In fact, many of the street trees in that area are blooming in this fashion. 2 weeks later we continue to have 50 degree days. Trees Bloom amid winter warm spellFalse Spring won’t damage plants..Anybody…

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