Category: Studio Notes

Selfies, sometimes-crazy photos taken as you point a cell phone in your own direction, are all the rage these days. In fact, the word “selfie” was named the 2013 word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries. My selfies are painted and I use them to tell stories and create imagined worlds. Here are some of… Continue reading Selfies At The Museum

I just returned from a three-day painting retreat in the mountains around Forestville (Sonoma County.) We painted the model seven hours a day. Fun, exhausting, challenging. Best moment: Dancing and painting this image of Ashley as a flirty French girl. Worst moment: Hmmmm…Oh yeh, they made me eat TOFU! The organizer, Pam Powell, was a… Continue reading Painting People Again

Summertime means spending more days and long, warm nights at our country house in Healdsburg. This view of Plaza Street from the Plaza (that’s John and Zeke’s with the archway entrance) communicates the hominess of my hometown. This summer we’re sure to see some old friends and make some new ones, get a little sun… Continue reading Celebrating Summer