Latest Sunday BLOOM

Why Artists Quit Too Soon and How to Make Sure You Don’t

The artist’s journey is harder than anyone tells you. It’s a rollercoaster of highs and lows, breakthroughs and setbacks, and most people quit right in the middle of a dip,…

Overturned Stones

This idea of crappy painting in the beginning always reminds me of Anne Lamott, the Bay Area writer who said “I always do a shitty first draft” I think about that a lot when beginning a painting. It’s much easier and in the end, because you don’t care, there sometimes…

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Mermaid

In the beginning I just lay down whatever I am thinking about… trying not to judge whatever it is or wether it looks good or not. This painting is at the stage that I don’t really like too much of what is presently there. It feels simplistic, thin and overly…

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The Littlest Song

This is where I ended up. This was an interesting painting for me. The darks had to be really strong as they are not particularly dynamic shapes. I wanted the eye to bounce around and then have the quieter elements softly converse… Two conversations going simultaneously. This composition almost feels…

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