Places to Paint

Why do we choose to paint certain scenes and not others? What are attracted to? I know that I’m interested …

Discipline and Devotion

Lately I’ve been considering discipline in my work. I am a pretty disciplined person. Being self-employed for many years

Painting From Your Truth

Paint from our truth. First we have to remove our egos from the process. The minute we think about ourselves as this or that type …

Pointing to the Moon

As a teacher, that’s all I can do…point to the moon. I can’t take you there, nor can I hand it to you, I can …

Love, love, love…..to Wichita

What an overwhelming week I, we, had! I can’t say enough about my wonderful group of students at my Loosen Up Intensive workshop in Wichita

First Shot at Plein Air

Today I met some friends at Cook’s Butte in Lake Oswego for some painting. What an incredible day it was! Today was one of those …

Awareness of Wholeness

Painting is an amazing endeavor that I learn all my life’s lesson from. When painting, if you focus attention on the details, you quickly get …