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Cat Paintings

January 3, 2015

I have completed 4 Cat Dinner / Party paintings and am working on the fifth. This is not something I do often - I usually create one-off images which are either major works or studies for major works. If I do readdress a painting or…

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

December 27, 2014

Overall, this has been a good year for me. I am enjoying painting and meeting with painter friends - Toller Cranston, E.C. Bell, Bruce Stuart, and others. Everyone is traveling lots. Nobody sticks around for very long. Some new friends came, others left, but everything…

My Tips for Artists (tip #1 regarding tiredness)

October 13, 2014

As a self taught artist, I am continuously learning through my own experimentation and self observance, and I make mental notes, and sometimes write these notes in a notebook for inclusion in a future book which I plan to eventually publish to help other artists,…

A Day in the Life of a Contemporary Painter

October 6, 2014

A few days ago I had a closing party which coincided with a huge parade. Of course, everyone got stuck at the parade and only a handful of people made it out to see me. EC Bell, one of my artist friends, walked for an…

November 2014 Update – My art is Autobiographical

October 3, 2014

Since returning from Europe, I have been busy with preparing for multiple shows, such as the Bordello Gallery show, the Central Library, and the Mi Patio Restaurant. There has not been as much time to paint as I would prefer, but I am working on…

About Art Prices

August 26, 2014

I would like to take a few minutes to share some of my thoughts on the dynamics of art prices. This week, I had an opportunity to become acquainted with the work of a certain "painter" who has created many low merit paintings - lacking in…

Some Quotes from Matisse

August 22, 2014

[gallery1 ids="6183,6184"] I recently had a chance to visit the Henri Matisse museum in Nice and have since developed a renewed interest in this artist. Matisse was an expert draughtsman, and very good with colors. He is also one of the few artists out there who…

August 2014 – Europe update

August 5, 2014

Hi everybody. Let me please apologize for not being up to date, I have been away in the Yukatan in Mexico, then Madrid, Barcelona, Cote d'Azur (France), Monaco, and Tuscany in Italy. There has been a lot of travel and I didn't have a much…

Virtual Gallery Tour – June 2014

June 12, 2014

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A New Series of Contemporary Works coming up!

May 6, 2014

When I was younger I made some incredible drawings, which one could turn and look at from 2 or 3 ways and see different things. That's when I was told "you need to decide which way is up". I finally came up with a solution…