Why Your Most Powerful Art Can Come From Your Hardest Seasons
When life changes in a big way, art isn’t something to wait on until you feel great. It can be the tool you use to find your way out and…
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Check out the largest painting for my show!
I’m standing in front of the largest painting I’ll be showing at Julie Nester Gallery at the end of July. This has been fun to work on! The painting is much looser and more direct than the other paintings in the show, but it will still fit in with this…
Tell your art story…
I’m heading to the finish line with this body of work and here’s how I think about this part of the process. When a picture is working, it has a rich story. There’s something dominant that brings you in and other areas of detail, like chapters, that carry you through….
A time-saving tip for your studio…
My July opening is coming soon so I’m stealing time and working away! Whatever I can do to maximize paint time is a priority. Here’s a time-saving tip I came up with that’s helping so much. Watch here… My buckets of paint have lids, but they are awkward to open…


