I love to create art and share it with the world. I live in the high desert of Central Oregon. I was in Baja for 2 months till the end of June but now I'm back in Bend, Oregon.
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August 7th, 2010

“Meet Me at the Guardian Waters” Acrylic Painting

I know that snorkeling with the fish down in Baja inspired my new painting, “Meet Me at the Guardian Waters”.

I’ve been learning to snorkel for the past 2 years. We snorkeled in the Sea of Cortez when we camped for a few days down in Baja this year.  Although I’ve only been snorkeling a few times, [...]

August 4th, 2010

Home and Love Travel Hand and Glove

There is a poem that is one of my  favorites. It’s titled “Home and Love”. Sweet home. Sweet love. The two together are the best. See for yourself below. If you know the author’s name, let me know. (Thanks Kristen for his name)

July 20th, 2010

Prayer Flags in my Art

“Prayer flags are colorful panels or rectangular cloths often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside. Unknown in other branches of Buddhism, prayer flags are believed to have originated with Bon, which predated Buddhism in Tibet. Traditionally they are woodblock-printed with texts and images.” -Wikipedia

Our [...]

May 27th, 2010

Creating colorful, whimsical paintings in the studio

I unplugged last Friday and tried not to use my computer except for email so I could spend all my time in the art studio working on six new paintings on board. I have some minis and medium sized paintings in the works as well but I put those on hold to concentrate on the [...]

May 21st, 2010

I'm unplugging for a few days

This computer can be so distracting at times. I’m sure many of you who are online will agree that it can suck up the time. So I’ve decided to unplug from my computer till Thursday morning.

Oh, the idea of it. Unplugging. What words come to mind? Liberty. Freedom. Flexibility. Disengagement. Unrestrained time for art. Enjoying free [...]

April 21st, 2010

Random thoughts

My day at the art gallery. Sitting and letting thoughts wander. What comes to mind….

melodic music gently flowing through air

seeing art radiating light

reflections on red glass

hopeful whispers of peace and calm

cool breeze through open doors

smooth chocolate on tingling taste buds

bronze wise men watch with solemn eyes

April 15th, 2010

Thoughts about Life and Art

Hello Friends,

My plan for today was to work on my Art e-Newsletter that I usually mail out on the 15th of each month and work on a few paintings. Instead I’ve done errands and gotten my haircut!

I will be working on my Newsletter after I do this blog post! It will most likely be an [...]

March 21st, 2010

First phases of a painting

I thought I would share what my paintings first start out looking like. They’re not too pretty. Mostly just a bunch of color. I use a brush or my fingers and spread the color around. I’m working intuitively and not thinking too much about it…it’s rather fun and messy.

Then I use a rag from one [...]

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