Learn / Grow
Painting done on location at Stephen Duren’s workshop. Not yet touched up in the studio. I was about 27; the year was 2000 [...]
Art Creation and Traveling Made Easy
Painting on location. This rock proved handy. I usually stand when I paint, but this was a relaxing experience. The mountains were enshrouded [...]
One of Those Skies
The original study, done on location at Ghost Ranch. It was one of those skies. Layers of clouds atop of clouds, with a [...]
Why So Much Study?
The joy of learning and growing with others at the Plein Air Convention A still life done at the atelier in Florence. [...]
Wild and Precious Life
Spring is in the the air Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? —Mary [...]
The View from Santa Fe
This is my tribe. My paint buddies. The people who speak my language, make the journey more fun and we help make each other [...]
Seasons along “The Road of Dreams”
8x8 oil painting You can feel your blood pressure drop when you arrive on M22, that road of dreams. The world just feels [...]
The Meditation of Making Art
The stillness of winter. Such a perfect time to meditate and get really still with yourself. So often I find there is a [...]
A Fresh Start
Glowing in the New Year in my favorite place. Photo by Marc Schlatter The world wrapped in a blanket of white. I’ve said [...]
Making Space for Yourself
Lake Michigan sandwiched between the white of the sky and beach. A good — if very cold — place to contemplate. “Your life [...]