Creative Practice
Here you will find bits and pieces that when strung together create a continuous thread of my life and work. It is my joy to share with fellow artists and creatives ways in which we can support each other by collectively sharing our practices, processes, techniques, inspiration and stories of our journey.
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A GIFT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ENCAUSTIC ARTISTS AND ME!
I have partnered with the IEA to offer my 4-video series of online teaching for IEA members who find themselves strapped at this time of quarantine and pandemic.
Here is a link to the simple form to enter the drawing.
EXPLORING STRATA AT GALLERY MAR IN CARMEL & PARK CITY
A few pieces really speak to me and give me hope that art can convey a complexity that my words cannot. And as I write this, I am aware that this previous work has set the stage for what is next to come.
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THE SIMPLICITY OF THE WORKBOOK
Part of the motivation to change up the studio routine is prompted by my annual trips to warmer locations like Costa Rica and Nicaragua to surf and even week-long truck camping trips where I am limited to just my workbook, a couple brushes and paper plates of wet paint.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER
In the days and weeks since the tragic killings of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Riah Milton, Dominique Fells, and countless others before them, I have been confronting the institutionalized racism and systemic injustice that exists in the world today and specifically in the art world.
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Edna Contemporary
I am happy to announce representation with Edna Contemporary in San Luis Obispo, California.
Sheryl and I discussed my work and her vision for years. We liked the same artists and once she got her wheels turning, I sent her some art.
The Journey of Palisades Continues
Palisades has continued its own journey from the waves of Nicaragua, with a creative stopover in Montana, a snazzy introduction in Utah and now with new owners on the East Coast.
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Upcoming Exhibition in Carmel By The Sea July 11, 2020
Please join the owner(s) of Gallery MAR, Thomas in Carmel and Maren from the Park City location who will both be in attendance for my two woman show “Strata,” with Bay Area artist Jylian Gustlin.
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Even Artists Collect My Work
I needed a chic French woman to take me to a perfumery, help me plan a trip to Paris and give me a nudge to throw on a scarf. Isabelle fell in love with Central Axis and after years of wishing, we finally placed it in her showroom.
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Two Perspectives of Surfing and Painting Waves
I can’t think of a better way to describe what I am hoping to convey in my paintings than to show you these two images that were sitting on my desktop screen.
When I first glanced at them, I couldn’t tell which was the photo of surfing in southern Nicaragua or the image of recently placed painting titled Palisades.
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