Ah, boys… This past weekend a painting of my son was included in the Opening of the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) exhibition in the Master Division. The show is currently hanging in Chicago at the Zhou B Art Center. Wish I could have gone...
Sometimes I get restless. Last Sunday night about 11 pm I found myself pacing the floor. I’d had a busy day. Cleaning. Laundry. Nice meals with my kids. I even ran a mile and exercised. So, a really nice day. No apparent stress. But Sunday night something else...
“I just throw dignity at the wall and think only of the game” – Suzanne Lenglen- the world’s first female professional tennis player Hit hard and fast. That is the way to think about painting in pastel sometimes. Oh sure, soft, scumbly, little...
I found myself recently staring back at an old friend. If you are familiar with my work, you probably have not seen this painting. But for me, I feel it is one of the most significant that I have ever done. A break-through piece. It is a pastel of only 15″ x...
“The trouble is, my dear doctor, is that you see, but you do not observe…” – Sherlock Holmes to Watson I don’t know how many times over the years I have said something to my kids (like for them to take out the garbage) and then 20 minutes...
