Remember those small oil paintings I couldn't resist painting over in my November 10th post? What I really should have done is sand them...

As you know, I'm a big fan of the DailyPaintworks site and have had work there for 6 years. In an effort to expand my online presence, I...

Last Saturday I was a "test case" for a live feed of a Northwest Pastel Society meeting. I gave a presentation on Online Presence ...

I love this time of year because it is when I look around the studio for stuff that bugs me. I found eleven canvas panels and gessobor...

Yesterday I came across a very nice site that posted my work in early 2010. I am happy to be included and just updated my info there. If you...

Years ago I had pastel paintings in the Randy Higbee 6" Squared Exhibition and Sale  in Costa Mesa, CA. Then, I got busy selling my sma...

Another acrylic breakthrough...well, every acrylic painting that survives in my studio is a breakthrough because I am so at odds with that m...

My last post was about a painting I created for a specific venue - a new cookbook. In that post I mentioned a previous cookbook by the same ...

"Log Cabin Resort," 2017 pastel, 8x8 inches BACKSTORY A couple weeks ago I received an email from Lynn Adams, author of Beau...

Practical Matters, oil 18x18 THE BACKSTORY

Suddenly summer is over, the garden is heading toward completion and I can spend more time in the studio painting, blogging and teaching.  ...

As you may know from my posts on this blog, I have been in the process of bonding with this new Studio for more than two years. Much of it w...

Best Friends Forever, 2017, oil 16 x 20 inches Since my last post on September 8th about this painting, I've loosened it, tightened ...

Last week I took photos for new oil paintings. This is one of them and includes my Glassybaby BFF.  This was the painting a...

...they work out better. There was a fourth painting in my "Everything old is New Again" series but after struggling with it for...

September Song 2017, oil 18x18 inches THE BACKSTORY September Song 1997, colored pencil 15.5 x 14.5 inches  The original ...

Infatuation 2017, oil, 18x18 inches THE BACKSTORY Infatuation 2004, watercolor 12x15 inches The original "Infatuation...