paintings

I had the pleasure of being on the Art Ladders Podcast where we discussed healthy mindset for artists and the importance of art. We discussed the need for artists to put priority towards establishing relationships with their art, and navigating the art world. We stressed the importance of effective communication to others, how and why …

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I was recently on the Audible River Podcast with Allen Rice. I talked about my interest in art, the importance of art for children, the neural networks in creativity, the neural process of creativity, and how the process of art creation strengthens our thinking and exploratory skill that is carried out throughout everything we do …

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I ponder on what a painting of environmental change of the arctic looks like? The Arctic is warming three times as fast and the global average. The melting of snow and ice exposes a darker surface and increases the amount of solar energy absorbed. This significant regional warming leads to continued loss of sea ice, melting …

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I fell in love with painting my last zebra that I couldn’t wait to get back into it, finding new ways to give it form, and interesting lighting. So here it is. This one went by really quick, a few days of painting total.

Growing up, I enjoyed the Bugs Bunny Road Runner Show. In the Road Runner Show, they love to mock the scientific Latin name for the coyote and road runner, flashing a humorous made-up name. For example, the coyote name in show is Wile E Coyote, real Latin name is Canis latrans. However they will flash …

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No matter what I paint, I place great emphasis on composition, shape, value, and the play of cool/warm. I really enjoyed this piece because it easily fulfilled my goals. Hope you like it.

Nice to have a page of my drawing on the latest Best of Drawings, the 15th Annual Strokes of Genius Competition.

Every atom of water in our bodies was created by the Big Bang along with heavier elements from the heart of our stars. The constituents of our body and mind are immortal, moving through our environment and assembly into one life form after another, an essence of reincarnation. Particles are neither created nor destroyed, and …

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I’ve been wanting to paint sunflower for some time. I really enjoyed this one, setting the yellow over a cool, blue background, and giving a touch of life with 3 hummingbirds.