I am excited to announce that my DVD, The You Factor: Powerful, Personal Design in Opaque Watercolor, filmed for Creative Catalyst Productions, is currently available! To see a sneak preview and a 4-part interview I did with CCP, click HERE
Donna and Brigitte Schlemmer, Executive Director of the Fallbrook School of the Arts
I’ve just returned from teaching a workshop for the Fallbrook School of the Arts. The town of Fallbrook is about an hour outside of San Diego, CA and prides itself on being the avocado capital of the world. It is also quite a lively arts community that was once [...]
I hope that you all had a fabulous holiday weekend. Summer is finally here!
Ruth Armitage, a friend and wonderful artist, is celebrating the second year anniversary of her blog. In celebration of her “Blog-O-versary”, she did an interview with me that is featured in her post today. I was honored to be a part of her celebration and I thought you [...]
I’ve just returned from New York where I had the pleasure of attending the 2010 American Watercolor Society awards ceremony and dinner. This year’s exhibition, as always, is a beautiful display of some of today’s best watermedia paintings from around the world. Having seen the catalog of the 28 award winning paintings chosen from the 101 exhibited paintings before I arrived at [...]
“While working, it is helpful not to be all that smart.” Wolf Kahn
“In order to realize our creative powers, we have to believe that we have the ability to make something significant. As I reflect on this attitude, I realize that I am not really talking about self-confidence. I am describing a commitment to “the process” and [...]
O body swayed to music, O brightening glance, how can we know the dancer from the dance? William Butler Yeats
Music heard so deeply that it is not heard at all, but you are the music. T.S. Eliot
An artist has got to get acquainted with himself just as much as he can. This is what I call self-development, [...]
I am a watermedia painter and I teach painting workshops all around the country. As anyone who knows me or has taken one of my workshops can attest to, I love talking about art, thinking about art, reading about art, learning about art, looking at art, and practicing art - so, grab a cup of coffee and join me in the studio to see what else is percolating!
