What is art / not art?
This distinction – what is art and what is not art – used to haunt me. I’ve been fascinated my whole life with the notion… Read More »What is art / not art?
On Becoming the Line – Blog
Cityscape-01, 2018, 2024
Dinking around in the studio on a bunch of half-finished things the past couple of months. This one is kinda done. A 12×12″ artboard I… Read More »Cityscape-01, 2018, 2024
The work of the poet, artist, you.
I’ve been coming back to this little vignette lately. The first read you go, “huh!” as if it has some familiarity or particular resonance, then… Read More »The work of the poet, artist, you.
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Once in a while (and I mean, my intention is monthly but work out to 3-4 a year), I write a little reflection to send… Read More »Receive my occasional reflections in your inbox
Painting: Contemplating Tahoma
Continuing on my journey of making paintings of my favorite places: finished this painting of Tahoma (Mt. Rainier), from a photo I took a few… Read More »Painting: Contemplating Tahoma
Painting: Gelkie Peak, Grand Canyon
Finally finished a painting! “Finished” being, “I’ve done a few dozen edits to this canvas, painted and scraped, painted and scraped, and have come to… Read More »Painting: Gelkie Peak, Grand Canyon
Suppression just makes the fire burn hotter
I’m slowly unpacking and easing into the studio. Not ready for monumental hero art; just playing and re-acclimating. Here is one of five such ‘re-acclimating’… Read More »Suppression just makes the fire burn hotter
Drawing – Deep Swimmers
Excited to share my first art project from the new studio—a drawing for Spiritual Directors International: the cover for the March issue of Presence Journal!… Read More »Drawing – Deep Swimmers
Art Wins
I lived 16 years in Greenwood on this stretch of 3rd Ave NW (ie. Interstate 3), and whenever I crossed this street, I dealt with… Read More »Art Wins