Last week I was teaching a portrait workshop in Sante Fe I had been there once before, but this time I was hosted by Bluebird Studios and it was the best venue ever. Beth and Billy Cooper built the facility on their ranch and run amazing workshops with artists from...
“Got a right to be wrong, Got to sing my own song, I might be singing out of key, But it sure feels good to me” – Joss Stone This song goes on to say that “I’m on a mission, If you care, don’t you dare blur my...
“Here Comes the Sun” – The Beatles So over 30 years ago I used to set up my paintings with a “grisalle”- a base of grey tones that accurately represent the values in an image. Then, color is put on top of this base. A lot of oil...
“Standing alone, my senses reeled, A fatal attraction is holding me fast. How can I escape this irresistable grasp? Can’t keep my eyes from the circling sky, Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I” “Learning to...
“Came in close, I heard a voice, standing, stretching every nerve, had to listen, had no choice” – “Solsbury Hill” by Peter Gabriel I am still oil painting.. I am always amazed at how sometimes a painting can almost...
Sometimes I am a day late and a dollar short…. So forgive this blog for coming out this week on a Thursday instead of yesterday. I had taught classes back to back all day on Tuesday, then made dinner for my son and myself, cleaned up and then I sat down to write the...
