Oct 13, 2026
I just finished judging the Portrait and Figure division of the Pastel 100 International Competition for the Pastel Journal Magazine. And what I saw was many, many images that were the “best of the best” in this medium. But I also saw a lot of artists that...
Oct 2, 2026
“A single leaf working alone provides no shade” – Chuck Page As much as artists thrive in a solitary environment when creating works of art, sometimes we need an audience. Is there anything more validating than sharing stories of artistic struggle...
Sep 15, 2026
So a few weeks ago I posted that I had bought the new, woodless Sennelier pastel pencils. I was intrigued by them. When they arrived, they were so pretty and perfect in their little trays in the box. But I absolutely hate pastels in boxes (I don’t have time...
Sep 3, 2026
I don’t paint the way I used to… Since I have been going through moving both my studio and my apartment I have had the chance to see older artwork in storage or in a back corner of my rooms and figure out what to do with them all. Hang? Not hang? Rip off...
Aug 16, 2026
So apparently I have “tetrachromacy” vision. Or, as my mom would say, “you see colors that I don’t…” Most people are “trichromats” with three cone types (red, green, and blue) and see about one million colors. A “tetrachromat” are...
