I’ve been an activist since the Vietnam War. One quick look through my portfolio and it’s apparent where I stand on issues. I sold my recent painting, Diner Time, to the incomparable Lily Tomlin. Lily has bought several pieces from me. This piece, however, had particular meaning because Lily used to work in a diner….
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COVID, CREATIVITY OR THE LACK THEREOF
I admit that by month seven – or whatever the hell it is – of this pandemic, I’m frazzled. I’m certainly not alone. Anyone with a pulse feels the same. I don’t feel I can complain because I’m 1) alive; 2) healthy; 3) roof over my head and food on my table (and hips). Therefore,…
2020 – Coming From Behind
It’s been a very long while since I posted anything. We’re well into the New Year. It’s a difficult year for me personally, because I’m nuts and take the madness in our country personally. Painting is definitely what stands between me and a total breakdown. I’ve started the new year with a promise to move…
PROCESS
I’m not very good with process since it usually means something will take a long time. I have very little patience. Since I am result oriented, I’m always eager to see the finished product. But I’m working on a new painting, a large abstract figurative of a political protest, and it’s taught me the value…
2018?!
I’m having a very hard time getting my head around the fact a new year is dawning. I’m still trying to come to terms with 2017. It was so full of wonderful and terrible things, my head hasn’t yet stopped spinning. Creatively, the last year was exciting because I took a big step in a…
BACK TO REALITY
Like all things, my idyllic summer spent in Europe came to an end last week. Yes,reality has reared its ugly head and I’m not happy about it. Traffic, high rise buildings blocking out the sun, people wandering around in flip flops whose feet haven’t seen a nail clipper since 1999, architecture that combines Italian, French,…