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try new things

trying new things is critical. in art. in life. our habits can either really help us or really hurt/limit us. adding straight lines/boxes into my usual swirls was really illuminating....

pauses, sputters, wonders

i haven't written/posted in a while. perhaps because i'm not painting a lot. that's a question as much as a statement. it's not ennui. is it the current US zeitgeist...

everything in its time, or procrastination

i've been looking at this pile of cardboard and other stuff with an idea for a sculpture-painting. i won't reveal how long it's been waiting but it's been a few...

clueless art leaves clues

i often have no idea what i want to paint, and sometimes even why i paint, especially on harder days. in those moments i tend to pick up a piece...

the quiet and the wonder

there is a resounding quiet at times when i'm making things. and at other times this whirring and excited air when paint and color and shapes and lines collide and...

making mistakes

i am getting back to making word art. i did a lot a while back, mostly stream of conscious writing in an artful way in which the words can't be...