Just a few short weeks ago I took on the challenge of completing 9 large scale drawings for an Artscapes installation in the downtown Tacoma Post Office Building to be hung by December 31st. Its been a while since I have drawn, as the last five years my work has been exclusively painting and collage. Compared to … Continue reading
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Beautiful Nightmare Finished!
Please enjoy the process steps I have documented along the way to finishing Beautiful Nightmare, part of “My Dreams Are Blue” series. Continue reading
My Dreams Are Blue nears completion!
The layers are complex…reminding one of looking into a pool of water to grab something just beyond reach…like trying to remember a dream or chasing a will-o’-the-wisp…please enjoy the paintings and inspiration quotes… Dune by Frank Herbert – “I’ll miss the sea, but a person needs new experiences. They jar something deep inside, allowing him to grow. Without change something sleeps inside us, … Continue reading
Fear of Finishing
Perhaps one of the most difficult things all artists face is the fear of finishing. Just when is a piece you have been working on “done.” What if you go too far and end up with an overworked mess or what if it isn’t enough and you sense something missing whenever you look at the … Continue reading