Honoring Mentors

“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” – Isaac Newton If Continue reading →

Axiom #1: The End Product Will Never Be Greater Than the Idea Behind the Artwork.

I’m at the point in life where I love to pass on to others things that I have learned along Continue reading →

Learning From Nature

“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.” – Jimmy Continue reading →

Painting Light Into Darkness

Painting Light Into Darkness On the link above is a painting instruction video (12 minutes) that shows a painting in Continue reading →

My Art Studio Has a New Name

When my art studio moved, I wanted to give it a new name.  It wasn’t long before the idea of Continue reading →

One Slow Step at a Time in a Quick World

We live in a world of the quick.  Quick smartphones and ipads and computers and information…quick food and rapid results Continue reading →

Well of Creativity – How People Conceive Such Extraordinary Things!

“Inspiration” is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language in the following way: “1. a.  Stimulation of Continue reading →

Writing & Painting in Times of Adversity and of Peace

Here is what Winston Churchill said of painting: “I am never going to have anything more to do with politics Continue reading →