Take your skills to the next level. One-to-one instruction in small class groups (3-5 people) allows for specific guidance to become a capable, confidant painter. Become the artist you know you can be by better understanding composition and color with methods [...]
We are a group of painters that became better friends during Covid via Zoom classes. We started as a simple Thursday Athenaeum class. Now, after painting for several years together, we found ourselves cut off by Covid, unable to meet in [...]
When someone comes into your life that fundamentally changes it, it's often easy to overlook how much they've influenced you. What makes me appreciate my friend John Eagle was his kindness and generosity. We shared space at Studio 7 Gallery for [...]
Don't miss this year's California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition. (Silver Sun is my piece in the show.) It's at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA. Lots of exceptional work by some amazing artists. You can also view the work [...]
Go outside. Put yourself out there. Because you never know what you’re gonna find. But you’ll find something that you wouldn’t have otherwise. Meet a stranger, see a sunset. Something you missed if you hadn’t gone outside. The truth is, life [...]
One of the things I’ve discovered as I’ve played with paint is the magic of gray. I remember trying to learn to paint with oil paint, and all that I would end up with were muddy paintings. But gray is a [...]
I believe that at some point spontaneity should be part of the tool kit you use, just like paint or a brush. Thinking too much blocks creativity. Try music, silence, outdoor sounds, anything to STIFLE THINKING and any voice in your head. When you do you become purposeful, and effective...
What we've learned from the last several years seems to be that we value social connections and also the freedom to move around, more than we ever used to. And I think a lot of us learned a new skill or [...]
A good teacher should teach you to: 1.Be curious 2. Try new ideas 3. Make mistakes 4. Help you find “your” voice 5. Strive to always improve I teach you to be curious, engaged and energized to paint everything and anything you see. And it’s a really simple process...
