Musings

There is a road that runs through cattle pastures, not too far from here. I would park the car and walk the length of it passing all kinds of cows, most of which I couldn’t confidently identify, except for the longhorns. They were largely reserved and watched me at a distance, but a few would […]

Déjà vu? In 2004, I did a dimensional mixed media piece called “Forest Alchemy”. I submitted it and was accepted as a guest artist at a new gallery for a local studio tour. It was my first art sale to a perfect stranger and I was so excited. I did a handful of these mixed […]

This painting is a mix of the symbols of grief and playfulness. We humans don’t always remember to play, but crows do! And they are creative. The poem below came first, so for some play, I painted this little crow! In the comments and in social media since the last post there was the theme […]

I started this one in the early days of the pandemic. It is both a very personal and universal painting (I hope) . I didn’t intend for it to go here. It was supposed to be a simpler painting of an abandoned house. The child and the balloon were spontaneous, and demanded to be added. […]

“A Storm is Brewing” won an honorable mention at this year’s Henderson County Arts Council’s “Bring Us Your Best” exhibition. The prize was a gift certificate for art supplies. You know that didn’t last! He returns home on August 19. I do miss my bull!