As I’m sure it has been for everyone this last week’s been a real blur. The holidays wear me out. I’ve had your standard work-holidays and should be catching up on rest, but it seems like there’s always so much to do: friend and family visiting, parties, the occasional road trip. I’m preaching to the…

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I did what I said I was going to. I stepped up to the canvas w/ the bare vestiges of a gameplan. I usually have a fair idea of how I’m going to get started on a night’s work, but last night I spent a little time deliberating about which brush to start with and…

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I mentioned in my last post that I’d done multi-armed female figures before. Here’s my first. The piece is entitled, “The Dancer Begins”. She was the product of another burst of quick inspiration one late night. I used to do tons of figurative work in graphite and charcoal. I really enjoy it, but in recent…

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I was up painting Friday night and wasn’t having a lot of success. Earlier in the evening I’d put a 36″x48″ canvas sup on my primary easel just to have something on it. I got a funny feeling right after I put it up. I was walking away from it and turned around for something…

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Every year we’re bombarded with stuff that’s supposed to invoke the Christmas Spirit. Usually this irritates the hell out of me, but this year I can’t say that I’ve really even noticed. Maybe it’s because I don’t watch a lot of TV. Maybe it’s because of the current home situation I’m in. Christmas is a…

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I’m back from NYC and I feel recharged for the first time in a long time. I’ve been taking so much time off painting lately I think because even though I was actively working on a piece and had others I wanted to get done I’d really been struggling with the desire to actually get…

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So I’ve been thinking a lot about things lately. I haven’t been painting much. I haven’t been exercising much either. Seems like there are a number of things that are falling into that category. I’ve had a few shows recently and there is talk of more. Lately tho I’ve been settling into a different mindset.…

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Wow, this week’s been a bit of a whirlwind so I haven’t been painting much. It bothers me a bit, but on the other hand I’ve been using the time to promote my work and do a little reflection. Plus work’s been a bear. My coworkers and I have spent the last week doing assett…

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Getting back to it after a couple days away and I’m glad I did. It was nice to take a few extra days away from the studio this last week, but momentum is important to me. Too many times in the past I’ve let it slip only to find myself wondering where the time went…

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