Calendar Proofs are in!

Wahoo!  The Picture Wild Ponies calendar proofs are in!  I’m thrilled with them!  Click here to preorder through Black Friday and take advantage of free shipping!  I should be getting the Icekanse calendar proofs by the end of the week-stay tuned. Come on a little...

Haiku Read-Throughs

Think you’ve guessed which images in the Haiku Exhibition are mine? (if you haven’t been to the Firehall gallery or seen the video walkthrough click here. The organizers requested framed reproductions (Sorry about the inevitable glare!)  I’ll state...

“Haiku” Exhibit Walk Through

A quick walk through of the “Haiku” exhibit at the Fire Hall Gallery in Charles Town, West Virginia.  Next time, I’ll video the poems as well.  I did read my poems separately and will be posting them.  Until then, see if you can pick them out! (hint,...

Love Song from the Sea

Currently hanging in the “Haiku” exhibit at the Firehall Gallery in the historic Charles Town Arts District.  The original is created in oil and cold wax, a fascinating, infinitely layered process which can incorporate a variety of media.  I created this...

Pathway to a Palette

The choice of a color palette dictates the mood of a painting.  Color theory is an ongoing source of inspiration, frustration, and constant study. And yet, as each season unfurls, I’m struck with nature’s ever-changing, harmonic color, and EFFORTLESS...

Friday Painters: Blandy Arboretum

Mark takes the day off so we can continue my Birthday festivities with the new Steeplechase exhibit at the NSLM, some delicious pub fare, an errand at the secondhand tack shop, and a visit with a friends feisty black colt.  I tear and fold a little concertina spread,...