March 17, 2015 – Renewing my appreciation for work

March 17, 2015 – Renewing my appreciation for work

I have been work-ing on my painting. Almost done! Families have cultures. My family’s culture surrounds two things:  food/cooking and work/being productive.  My dad was a high school teacher, and before my mom went to work full time when I was about junior high age,...
March 10, 2015 – Where do ideas come from?

March 10, 2015 – Where do ideas come from?

Right now I’m working on a new, big (it’s 40”x40”) painting that is very different from anything else I’ve ever painted.  It’s a collage based on an image of me standing in front of one of the clocks inside the Museé d’Orsay in Paris, the beautiful museum...
March 3, 2015 – Putting down the sword

March 3, 2015 – Putting down the sword

Bo, up near the top of the hill on our morning walk today.  The San Francisco skyline is barely visible in the center at the horizon. As any of you who have been reading these posts for a while knows, most weekday mornings I take our dog Bo up the hill that is on the...
February 24, 2015 – A season for everything

February 24, 2015 – A season for everything

Wild irises from my hike up the hill with Bo this morning after writing – a bit early this year. When I was in my very early 20’s my brother Matt and I did the EST training. Our parents had gotten involved with EST and wanted for – I assume all four of us...
Always

Always

In October 2014, I lead my first art retreat in Healdsburg, California.  I saw a fuyu persimmon tree that was loaded with fruit.  It had rained lightly the night before, and everything was sprinkled with droplets. The background of my favorite image—just the grey of...