Happy summer! This is possibly my favorite time of year when I can settle down from the hustle and reflect. I’ve been toying around with an idea for a new painting and this is what’s developed so far. I’m hoping to start in the next day or so.
A trip to Jamaica was exactly the reset I needed in the middle of the school year. It was like camping in the jungle. We had a cabin on the water, attached to a secluded lagoon, with a two minute … Continue reading
I’m pleased to present the completion of my third painting of the year! Continue reading
“Disco’s Last Spell”, 18”x22”, oil painting on canvas board, is finished! Continue reading
Summer break is well underway and I went back to work on a painting I last touched in late March. I started listening to KD Lang’s 1995 album, then switched to Hawkwind’s album from 1996. Sometimes I have a queue … Continue reading
Thursday afternoon, June 20th, I hadn’t bothered closing up the classroom because there was still ONE more day of school. Wrong! At the last minute, after I’d left for home, our superintendent canceled school for the official last day(!). I … Continue reading
I’m terrible at updating this site, but I do try to post more often on Facebook. Check out my work and those of my students there.
Teaching art is privilege, but the work put in at school can rob you of time and energy that could be used in the studio, especially when you teach K-8. I’ve tried to use my lesson planning as an outlet … Continue reading
Completed! “Genesis: Pagan-X”, oil painting on Bristol board, 20”x24”. Inspired by, in no particular order, “The Garden of Earthly Delights” by Hieronymus Bosch, Blue Devil, the Friday the 13th franchise, Ghost Rider, Etrigan the Demon, Lady Death, and the X-Men. I … Continue reading
There’s still a minor tweak or two, but I finished this last night. I haven’t grappled with so much creative discord over a piece in awhile. It was kinda fun. I’m still not totally pleased with it, but I’m proud … Continue reading
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