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In Life As In Art
In Life As in Art: Lessons from the StudioWilliam Blake"Behemoth and Leviathan"c. 1805 - 1810 I love the paintings of William Blake. I don't share his religious sensibilities, but when I look closely at them I share something beyond the literal...
Aftermath of Speaking Out: What Breaks Us, What Puts Us Back Together.
With every new painting I essentially say the same thing, "I Am Here."This blog has become a public platform for some very personal topics. I am driven by the belief that our most personal stories are in fact the most universal. Everyone has their own way...
Healing and Art: The Truth Will Set You Free
"The Way Home" Finished PaintingSometimes life is stranger than fiction. Life certainly gets interesting when you are truthful with yourself. Somewhere, deep inside our subconscious, where no one else can give you...
Everyone has a gift. Nurture It.
"The Escape" is now "The Way Home"This painting is still in progress, but I felt the urge to write a short but hopefully sweet post reflecting on where I'm at in the process. Since posting the post "Victim no More" I have been asked if I need therapy, a guru,...
The Healing Power of Art: To Look Without Turning Away
Painting in Progress. The Escape is becoming a new painting. I'm still not sure of the new title.I posted my last post ten days ago. It began with the phrase "Victim no More," and when I wrote it I knew that would happen, but I didn't...
Victim no More, Silent no More. The Healing Power of Art.
The EscapeThis is the story of the birth of a painting, but it is much more. It is the story of life events that nearly destroyed me. I was not destroyed, but these events followed me. I moved from place to place, but they were never far behind....
Buddha Pages
Being a seller on etsy requires more than talent, creativity and passion. It is a very competitive marketplace where one must consider most choices with asute...
Layers: Time, Space, Memory, Patterns, Connections, and Movement
The bird without feet flies to the tree without branchesI have been painting in layers for so long now I can hardly remember how it all started. Ironic, actually, because to me layers are all about time and memory, our experiences and how they sometimes fade,...
Spirit Helpers – Arctic Peoples
Close up from "Spirit Helpers- Arctic Peoples"Last December we were settling into our new life, working daily in the studio and living in a small house in the woods in Door County Wisconsin. It happened to be an early, and somewhat snowy winter. The studio...
Work in Progress: This is the Fun Part
Intermediary: Work in ProgressIt's fun to talk about a painting in progress, sometimes for me more enjoyable than talking about a painting after it's finished. Once the work is finished, everything has been decided. At that point I'm much more interested...