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Gauguin in Hanalei 30″ X 30″ Atelier Acrylic on museum wrapped canvas Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new~Einstein There is something to be said about knowing your...
View ArticleThere’s No Such Thing as Luck
Vintage Kauai 30″ X 40″ Acrylic on Canvas “There’s no such thing as luck. There’s only preparation meeting the moment of opportunity.” ~ Oprah Winfrey There is no turning back, as I glance at the...
View ArticleIs Bigger Better?
A New Balance, 36″ x 36″ Changing my challenge this year to paint 20,000 square inches, Art20K, instead of amount of paintings, as in last years goal, #Paint 52, has been quite thrilling. I have...
View ArticleThe Colorist and Crayola Crayons
View From the 18th Hole, Oil on canvas 36″ x 48″ “Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons.” Al Hirschfeld Only 3 years old, I have fond memories of my mother bringing a fresh...
View ArticleVulnerability And The Big Challenge
Delicate Vulnerability36″ x 48″, acrylic on museum wrapped canvas “Armed I am with love. Disarmed I am.” ― Manuel Alegre Tomorrow I am going to speak about my #paint52 project for Alyson B Stanfield’s...
View Article“Guardians of Being”
Ollie Every being is a spark of the Divine or God. Look into the eyes of the dog and sense that innermost core. ~Eckhart Tolle I was commissioned by friends of mine to paint their dog Ollie. I felt it...
View ArticleHappiness Project
Happiness Project, 48″ X 48″ Oil on museum wrapped canvas Less is more~Ludwig Mies van der Rohe “Happiness project” was a new adventure for me, painting a much larger painting than usual, (48” X 48”)...
View ArticleCommissions Suit Me
Garden of Fortune 16″ X 20″ oil on canvas Commissions suit me. They set limits. ~Jean Cocteau I know to some artist’s commissions are a nightmare, but I love them. I love to problem solve and...
View ArticleDo You Have Art On Your Walls?
Lion’s Peak Garden 36″ x 36″ oil on canvas “Collectors are happy people”~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Do you remember art in your home when you were a child? Did it inspire you or fascinate you? Do you...
View ArticleThe Pitch
Photo of Blake and I with my Paint52 paintings What is a Pitch? Just like baseball, a great media pitch is an opportunity to catch the attention of the recipient. The best pitches come from an...
View ArticleArt20K challenge Pro’s and Con’s
The Golden Years, 36″ X 36″, acrylic on museum wrapped canvas Ideas not coupled with action never become bigger than the brain cells they occupied~Arnold H. Glasgow I am past the halfway point of...
View ArticleFeynman And I’m Doing It For The Fun Of It
No One’s Home, 30″ x 40″ Acrylic on museum wrapped canvas “The Brain changes with every flicker of experience.” ~Deepak Chopra Inspiration can come from the most unlikely places. The inspiration for...
View ArticleConnecting To Infinite Possibilities
“Meditation”-Acrylic on canvas, 16″ X 20″ The calmer the water the clearer the reflection~ Anonymous I’ve decided to take up meditation again. For 13 years I would meditate regularly twice a day...
View ArticleIs Art Purposeful?
“Camden” 36″ x 36″ Acrylic on museum wrapped canvas The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.~Pablo Picasso Being an artist can be very difficult, especially if you are...
View ArticleI Got Rhythm
The Path of Love ~36″ x 36″ acrylic on museum wrapped canvas Rhythm is as necessary in a picture as pigment; it is as much a part of painting as music.~Walter J. Phillips My father loved music. He...
View ArticleChallenge Yourself
Family Ties 36″ x 36″ Oil and Acrylic on 1-1/2 museum wrapped canvas Don’t try to recreate something you’ve done before. Challenge yourself constantly.~Suzanne Partridge My setting a big goal for...
View ArticleFind A Way
“Abundance” 36″ x 48″ acrylic on museum wrapped canvas I have only 602 square inches to go. I can’t believe I am so close to completing my Art20k challenge; painting 20,000 square inches this year....
View ArticleI Did It!
No Parking in Chinatown, 24″ x 36″ oil and acrylic on museum wrapped canvas “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.”~Jim Rohn Yes, I did it! I completed my Art20k challenge to...
View Article2K14 Challenge
2K14 is my third consecutive art challenge. In 2012 my challenge was called Paint 52, of which I painted 52 paintings in one year. Challenge Art20k for 2013 was...
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