Teenage Art

They filed in the studio on a blustery and rainy afternoon coming from a small town in Redwood Country, Northern Continue reading →

Twice Blessed…the Musings of a Bi-Vocational Life

Like many these days I have two jobs that help me to make ends meet.  Most people would consider themselves Continue reading →

Art Ability and Disabilities

In the most recent chapter of my life book I find myself teaching art weekly to a group of intellectually Continue reading →

The Big Picture, The Details

The direct method of enlarging a picture by observing its major geometric shapes, the relation of those shapes to each Continue reading →

Autumn Colors Inspire Art

 Well Fall is in the air!  As much as we long for summers here on the North Coast because we Continue reading →

New Fall Art Classes

New Humboldt County Art Classes are starting mid-September!  Acrylic Painting in Fortuna starts Tuesday, September 17th at Fortuna Fabrics and Continue reading →

Natural and Spiritual Gifts.

The Times-Standard, a Eureka, California newspaper included a very kind article about painting and teaching here on the North Coast. Continue reading →

Experimenting, Learning and Working Hard

 Taking the attitude that we are learning and experimenting helps take some of the pressure that we put upon ourselves away.  Continue reading →