Chocolate is my friend. Well, maybe we are a bit too close when I see photos of myself. When I was a kid I loved chocolate – all kinds. (remember the Sky Bar?) As long as it had chocolate in the name, I was all in- even if it said “chocolate flavored.” Ooohh…...
Last week I was in Iowa City. I took my daughter to college orientation for the University of Iowa. My days with her home all the time are numbered, and soon it will just be my son and I. On the flight this is what he packed… We did the carry-on thing because well,...
“Painting a landscape is illusionary… like trying to catch rainbows…” – Phil Salvato Monday night our Guild meeting was so extraordinary that I thought I would do a quick recap here. Master portrait artist Phil Salvato brought both...
Last week I had the honor of inviting and studying with Alexander Soukas from Denver, Colorado as part of the Master Series of Workshops I am setting up here in Sewickley at Sweetwater Center for the Arts. It was so indulgent and so fun to paint all day for 3 days...
Sometimes a painting just keeps tapping me on the shoulder until I confront it, design it and then try to execute it. Sometimes this conversation with an image takes years. This painting has been 8 years in the making. That is how long I have been without my mom....
