Work In Progress
A Peek at the Beret
A sneak peek for you: a detail from my take on Picasso’s “Woman in a Red Beret”. Picasso’s painting caught my attention when it was auctioned off for $70 million, recently. Great piece (ya might say)! I just couldn’t resist getting up close and personal with his work. I can’t wait to share the…
Read MoreA Winter Sneak Peek
Hello, you, lovely you! Here’s a new sneak peek, a small detail from a larger piece. Winter’s almost over, but it’s been pervasive in my studio. My newest artwork plays in the land of winter, cold, ice, and snow. Check back here to see it unfold. How about out your way, is it icy…
Read MoreJourney of Hope 2017 Exhibit: Work in Progress Detail From the Painting
Detail from my painting for the Journey of Hope exhibit 2017. Would you have guessed a swan was going to show up in this painting? I wouldn’t have. But there it was, flying above. I felt reassured by it, a noble and beautiful sign. The Journey of Hope exhibit starts in October and…
Read MoreJourney of Hope 2017 Exhibit: Work in Progress Video
Pending: Posting video soon. I’m sorry. I’m suffering from technical difficulties. In this video, you can see the unfolding of this piece for the Journey of Hope exhibit. I was worried about trusting my intuition on this painting. You see, intuition forms the foundation of my creative process, I have to get in touch…
Read MoreJourney of Hope 2017 Exhibit: Work in Progress, Pencil Sketch
A peek behind the scenes for you, a Work-In-Progress sketch for the painting for the Journey of Hope Exhibit. I work out some of the concept for the piece on a separate piece of paper. I spatter paint on paper for the actual painting, then look for the image that expresses the theme I…
Read MoreJourney of Hope 2017: Work in Progress, Finding the Image
The detail of the painting I last posted started out as the spatter of color that you see here. Here, you can see the figure I found there in the paint. Here you can see the figure I found there. I am working from a piece of writing provided to…
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