Painting Trends

February 10, 2025 - A trend is fleeting—yet often destined to be repeated. With my brush in hand, am I creating a trend or merely recreating...
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Painting Your Feelings

February 10, 2025 - What’s your mood today—down, out, indifferent, or rebellious? Often, personal feelings and moods don't matter to a paint...
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Painting Finished?

February 08, 2025 - When is a painting finished? This question deserves an honest answer. For me, it all comes down to the Last Brush Strok...
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Creating Meaning in Landscape Photography

February 07, 2025 - As a landscape photographer, I’ve found that creating meaningful images isn’t just about capturing beautiful scenery—it’...
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Is There a Difference Between Light and Darkness?

February 07, 2025 - Light and darkness are separated by an infinite spectrum of shades. Light exists at one end of infinity, darkness at the...
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Entering the Unknown

February 06, 2025 - For me, the unknown is not something mysterious, fearful, or a journey of the soul. Simply put, it's the loneliness of k...
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Backgrounds, Does it Matter...

February 05, 2025 - My backgrounds are often intuitively painted first, naturally becoming the foundation for showcasing the main subject. H...
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Painting, Obsession or Compulsion?

February 03, 2025 - Neither. It started with a sound. A woodpecker’s beak tapping against a tree trunk, sharp and rhythmic, like a hand rapp...
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Red-tailed Hawk Eyes

February 03, 2025 - On a sunny, cloudless Sunday afternoon, while seeking inspiration for a painting in the wooded area behind my home, I he...
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Painters Walk Your Own Path

February 03, 2025 - If only that were true. A path is typically multi-directional, offering at least two ways: coming and going. Every path...
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The Artist's Brush, My Friend

February 02, 2025 - It is a demanding friend because, in its silence, there is neither comfort nor consolation. No voice of disagreement. No...
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Be My Huckleberry

February 01, 2025 - I painted Huckleberry, as seen in the Fruits & Vegetables gallery, on a dare. I challenged myself to forgo all hues from...
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