My last post was on July 29, 2022, “What is Pareidolia“ I intentionally stopped painting in August to December, for several reasons. 1) I was asked by a member of the Rockingham Co. Fair to demonstrate basketry, just because I have no place to weave does not mean that I have forgotten how! I did enjoy doing it and talking with the many people I did. Unfortunately it also dredged up the painful demise of the weaving due to an exceedingly rotten group of people. However, life moves on and so must I, good bye basketry hello painting! 2) I … Continue reading 2023 A NEW YEAR, A FRESH LOOK!

DO YOU SEE FACES IN MY PAINTINGS? Since I have been painting, I have found out so many people have been looking for and finding faces; is this intentional NO!! I never know they are there most of the time until it is finished. Though I have to admit that now I give my paintings a once over to see if anything pops out at me! Yet even when I do not see anything, someone always seems to be finding something, sometimes I can see what they are seeing and other times I cannot. Going way back before we ever … Continue reading WHAT IS PAREIDOLIA?

I had planned on writing a post to go with these photographs of the painting I have been working on over the past several weeks, somehow I just cannot seem to get written what I want to say this time. I am working in layers, which simply means the layers dry before the next is painted. Usually on smaller paintings I work alla prima, meaning all layers are done in one sitting, then the painting is left to dry, once dried then it is varnished. this painting still has some work to be done on it, some very loose suggestions … Continue reading A WATERFALL LANDSCAPE IN THE MAKING

Believe it not, not all paintings are perfect! Sometimes, you enter the flow state right out of the gate, sadly other times, I may start that way but as the painting progresses, looks great, something just fizzles out. Many times it is a simple fact that I get distracted by other things that need to get done, or you get tired, sometimes, it is wrong color combinations, mixtures, or composition. I paint all of my paintings via, imagination/visualization, I try not to use photographs. When this happens you need to let it go and just move on, and come back … Continue reading WHEN A PAINTING GETS STUCK!