When In Doubt

My head has been filled with a lot of nonsense lately. A lot of confusion and shaky ideas. I’m not sure what it was all about, but I do have something of a remedy for it.

My current rule is: when in doubt, paint a tree.*

So I did.

Black Alder, 2011. Acrylic [...]

Six Painting Monsters

Here’s a little story about using logic to outwit the monsters*.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with monsters, here’s a brief introduction: they are the parts of you that get really scared or even outraged whenever you try to do something a bit more daring. That something could be working [...]

Something That Nobody Has to See

Oh, how I wish I could post a picture of what I’m working on right now.

But that won’t be possible. Because not showing you what I’m doing is the whole point of my current experiment.

I asked myself what I’d paint if nobody had to see it. I’ve asked clients this question before, [...]

Two Plums and a Thunderstorm

Lately I’ve really been craving some color. Maybe it’s all the graphite and ink drawings I’d been doing. Or maybe it’s the sudden abundance of summery fruit around here.

Anyway, today while I was working we had yet another crazy thunderstorm. Our electric system can be a little tricky so I have to work [...]