When a Painter Moves
When a painter moves, the pigment follows… Once again, my life is in boxes. Acrylic paints are in an empty cardboard wine box, water color paints are in an old plastic storage bin, and my paintbrushes are in the drawer [...]
Interpretations
In the middle of March I received a phone call, whose caller was inquiring about an article interview. Being recognized for your work is fabulous and receiving “free” publicity is even more fun. However, answering questions on the spot and [...]
Too Much Artwork?
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. – Aristotle I work too much. I work my 40 hours. And then I work after work. I work on writing a book that reveals too much. I work on [...]
Places on Canvas
Wherever we are, we are always here. The buildings may differ, the sun may set on an unfamiliar horizon, and the people may talk with a slightly unrecognizable tone, but we are always somewhere and everywhere. Places may appear separate [...]
Art show in the Capitol!
Drive through Exit 8 to Montpelier’s Capitol Grounds to view a selection of my watercolor paintings during the month of March. Ten pieces of work displaying Vermont farm life, landscape, animals, and childhood memories are adorning the walls of the [...]
The Day After (Graduation)
I always find these particular kinds of endings or accomplishments or events to be unreal. I have a piece of paper sitting on my desk that represents an extensive journey and I awoke with a bit of pep in my [...]
Show at Nectar’s!
I have a show at Nectar’s Restaurant in Burlington, Vt for the month of February. Listen to a live show, eat some gravy fries, drink some Vermont beer, and check out the artwork!
A Glimpse of Finishing…
I have one more week until I present my Graduate work and walk across the small, yet important, stage at Goddard’s Haybarn Theater. Though I am more anxious about speeding home to catch the kickoff to the Super Bowl (GO [...]
A List of Winter Classics
I find solace in recognizing what enriches my life. What a better time than the end of a year, to reflect and be thankful. A few of my favorite things include: driving in the morning or early afternoon [...]
An Artful Thanksgiving
“We live in a very tense society. We are pulled apart… and we all need to learn how to pull ourselves together…. I think that at least part of the answer lies in solitude.” -Helen Hayes With the furious [...]
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