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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…

March 2014 Update

March 10, 2014

I have been occupied with writing and have also been doing a fair bit of songwriting. Of course, I am also painting and it's rare for me to be able to do all three at the same time. Usually one discipline takes priority over the…

A Couple of Testimonials

January 31, 2014

In the last week or so, I received some interesting feedback from a couple of people and I don't know where on the site to share it, so I will just put it in this blog post. Back in 2012, I briefly met an aspiring painter…

An Uncharacteristic Second Update

January 29, 2014

I just realized that some links on the site were broken. That issue had been fixed. I am also looking into improving the contact form, as it seems to be buggy at the moment. I have added some small figurative paintings, a couple of medium…

News for January

January 25, 2014

Well, here is what is happening these days. I have been working a lot, but probably writing more than painting. I am trying very hard to get my second book out sometime within the next few months. I haven't written any music because both of my…