I started painting in earnest when I left my corporate role in May 2010. What I remember most about my early experiences was feeling free. There was the blank sheet of paper, a full wheel of color options — And the brush. With brush in hand, I participated in the emerging possibilities. Though my initial instruction was to…
writing and photo from 7/27/2012 By 10 a.m. today, I stopped work on my fifth piece, freed it from its masking tape frame and set it down on the Phillips' dining room table with the other farm light frames. Calling it done — for now — I quickly mask down another sheet and head back…
My first time out painting plein air {French for "in the open air"} is a challenge I'm getting hooked on. To begin with, inspiration is unlimited and ever changing. A white sky turns blue turns gray gets dark and then pours on me. One minute Plein-Air-AM-Radio gives me some nice easy breezy blues to move…
Metaphorically --- Literally --- Or virtually --- "Dance with me" is easily my favorite expression of life. And joyfully, there are so many many ways to dance. So many people to dance with --- And so many steps yet to be experienced. The spontaneous dance --- without hesitation --- tops the list for me. But practiced…
