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i didn't paint it but i did. or something (beau...

this painting was unexpected, yet. do you see the Steller's Jay near the top (albeit paler than actual ones)? i didn't paint it. well, i did, but i didn't. but...

abstract bookmarks - a happy accident

these are some bookmarks i am starting to work on. i paint on flattened cardboard boxes a lot. i started painting on them to take the pressure off, to help...

maintaining hope & vision

a key is not giving into despair long-term, and by that, meaning keeping it as brief as possible - and not longer than 24 hours, 90 seconds preferably. light is...

looking at my art/my art looking at me

i looked through one of my archived* boxes of art today (i use that term loosely, imagining true art archivists agasp). it was a wonder and a joy and a...

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...