The first drawing of the year brings me back to my initial love: child art! This pastel art work was all about the possibility of childhood and the daring view of seeing the world for the first time, with all it’s possibilities, regardless of the initial surroundings.

From initial quick sketch…to something more substantial…

to a more [...]

While the process of making art remains elementary, paint, its ever changing capabilities, as well as my own stories, will provide for a rich tapestry of future “firsts.”

Conversations, tangents, and convoluted arguments are described in art and poetry.

Several stories began to take shape, and the flow to certain bodies, certain scenes appeared on the sketchbook pages.

Do we allow our backgrounds to also shape our future and hold us back or do we use them to propel us forward?

Sketching your way to a different future, starting with one doodle at a time.

Timidness can creep into a drawing and really make a “still” life still, robbing it of movement and vitality.

What constitutes a “fine art” artist? Is it the medium of the work, is it the style, is it the amount of awards? Or are all working, evolving artists “fine artists”?