Rainforests, Waterfalls & Icebergs
Besides the idea of water in various forms, what do these three paintings have in common? Well I’m thinking if I hadn’t painted Tidefall and Iceberg first, Rainforest Beach would have been an entirely different painting.
Marin Magazine Cover Contest
I am happy to have been selected as a finalist in Marin Magazine’s Annual Cover Competition. You can pick up a copy of the May issue, available now, to see the winner and four finalists. To participate in the competition, you have to either be an artist living in Marin, submit an image depicting Marin, or have a gallery in Marin.
Night Sky Calling
The night sky draws me in. Especially when I am in nature far away from city lights. It gives one perspective, the tiny little specks that we are, and ignites a universe of dreams and possibilities within. Celestial events are also superbly fascinating to me and I love the shared awe often experienced worldwide. This year, I eagerly hit the trails in the wee early hours to view the full totality phase during the rare Super Blue Blood Moon.
A Most Perplexing Painting
It is hard to describe how completely confounding this painting has been. I have spent a ridiculous amount of time on it. RIDICULOUS. Not that it really matters in the end. But in my past paintings, monumental efforts could usually be visible in the final image in terms of detail and/or size of the piece. In this piece, it was failure after failure after failure, and sheer stubbornness to keep trying something new, something different, until I could get some sense of resolution. I think it is finished, for now at least as there is nothing I wish to change.
I Think I Am Getting Somewhere
Famous last words, as when I finally “arrive” the desired destination will likely change. But here is what I know today. I am super excited about the painting I have been working on. Not the end result yet — and it remains to be seen whether I can get it to that point, but it’s the way I am painting that I am excited about. While I do like the last few paintings I have done, they feel like transitional pieces now that are helping to get me more to where I want to be.
