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Just bought these for my red couch… inspired by Joan Miró and Wassily Kandinsky.  

How can artists make anything ugly at all? you wonder; just a black mark on thick white paper is so beautiful. from Paris to the Moon, by Adam Gopnik

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.      John W. Gardner, 1912-2002

These are a series of paintings inspired by photographs cut out from magazines. All are in acrylics. Note too that the colors may not be as true as reality because of the photography and scanning. The idea of the painting exercise is … Continue reading →

I gave my mom an Edward Gorey datebook that has tear-out postcards. She sent me this one and wrote on the back how fun it would be to read the mystery. Of course, Mr. Gorey made it all up so there … Continue reading →

For a brand new scooter, the Vespa has had a few paint jobs. Here’s the final painting. I’m pleased. I showed it in the Trolley Barn Artists Show at Art Factors in November 2011.

Video of the new and fabulously beautiful mural in the lobby of the Multnomah Arts Center. http://www.multnomahartscenter.org/2011/04/07/mac-mural-project-documentry-is-now-online/

THE WATCHER I am the reader, the listener, the watcher Of others, on the sidelines, the waiter Of something to happen, the observer, The spectator, the student Who soaks in the lecture But does not raise my hand To ask … Continue reading →

A few years ago, I took a class to draw the clothed figure. Our model Maja wore a long white gown and a red shawl and reminded us all of John Singer Sargent’s studies for and painting of “El Jaleo.” This is one … Continue reading →