Bringing a book to life, the journey
In the early part of 2019 I was involved in a sketchbook challenge that given to the members of the Art2Life Academy by Kerry Schroeder and Susan Melrath. We were challenged to create sketchbook entry everyday. Something quick, fun, and unrestrictive in proces...
Why not explore symmetry?
Last week in our critical discussion group, one of the members made the observation that the two pieces I had presented were all asymmetrical. I hadn't even considered working in a symmetrical fashion so I thought it would be a good exercise to explore.
I began two pi...
The practice of choosing...
...this was my biggest take-away from initial discussion about my work in the 12 week Critical Discussion: Abstraction group.
In some ways I have always felt like I've been trying to add too much to my work. I've even had colleagues try to tell me this in a variety ...
... my residency lockdown
There is so much to be grateful for my experiences in Florence. What started out to be a three month self-residency turned into a five month stay with a little help from the Corona Virus. During my time there I was well aware that I was living through an important part o...
... via Zoom!
As is customary with many of the artists in residence at Villa Il Palmerino, the cultural association hosted an exhibition of work completed during the residency. Due to the outbreak of the COVID 19, strict rules were in place and it was decided to hold the exhibition virtually.
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A dear colleague of mine...
David Drain has been producing a series of interviews with other creative professionals on the topic of creativity and mindset.
This month David asked me to participate in a little chat about creativity.
You can listen to our conversation below....
It all began last Spring in Paris...
A dear Parisenne artist friend (Virginnie Houdot) and I stopped at a cafe to enjoy the scenery and to take advantage their happy hour specials. Somehow we got talking about artists residencies and how great it could be if we could participate in one together....
