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Q1 and what have I done?
Isn’t This an Oxymoron? The first quarter of the year is almost always studio time – it allows me to focus…mainly on distractions mind you. This is quite important because I, as a Master Procrastinator, managed to delay the start of a major commission! Although in all fairness to me – I wanted to get new work into the gallery before I go radio silent while working on this rather ambitious painting. Crow Paintings: Capturing Presence and Attitude Five crow paintings took center stage – two as part of a Midnight Series that I have been planning and three just because I wanted to. Each painting leans into their presence…
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2025 A Year of Color and Attention
Looking back at this year of painting I painted a lot this past year. Twenty Seven paintings. Holy Moly! Some paintings were so easily created that they almost painted themselves. Then there were others where the whole process was a struggle and a bit frustrating. Some work may hover in the almost done stage for weeks and is looking for more patience than I thought I had. I have previously mentioned that I do have a lot of “impatience” especially with myself! Color (really value) continues to lead the way as it almost always does with me. Without realizing, I leaned into it more boldly, trusting instinct over planning. Detail…
