Studio Notes
An ongoing record of the observations, field notes, and questions that shape my practice. Here I share paintings in progress, sketchbook studies, collection development, and reflections on the environments, encounters, and ideas that continue to influence the work.
Meditation on painting
I don’t paint traditional landscapes; rather, I capture how the external world alters my internal environment.
Second day—new series
Every day, the paintings look different and no two paintings are alike. Such a beautiful metaphor for life. I paint. I learn. Creativity is like that.
Painting traces
I believe every painting is more than an image. It is the physical trace of an encounter.
Abstract art in stages
One realization changed the way I think about painting: I no longer see a finished work as an expression of emotion, but as artifact of an encounter.
Collecting and creating: why ugly art matters
Why waste time worrying about how good your art is or if anyone will like it? Instead, worry about finding those who need your art.
Painting, an artifact of intuition
In essence, every painting is a by-product of memory because every painting requires an artist to enter, like an explorer, the space of convergence or sanctuary where the creative source is most alive.
Abstract Encounters: becoming an artist
Painting creates a kind of atmosphere of communion. As I paint, thoughts come into focus. I don't paint emotion, emotions find me while I'm painting.
Why I Paint Atmosphere Instead of Emotion
For this particular practice, I’m continuing an exploration with textures and layers in an abstracted underwater environment.
Woven Threads
From the intimate details to broader fundamentals, we weave together a larger tapestry of thought and experience.
An Obsession With Corn
A simple seed, a seemingly insignificant singularity, is an entity of beauty and perfection unto itself.
