Tag: beauty

When Too Much is Coming Down the Pipes

Take a moment to create you top ten list right now and change your mindset.

On Perfection…

I’ve always loved making things, especially without rules. If it’s been done one way before, why try to replicate it exactly when we have machines to do that. I am a ‘change it up’ advocate. I find doing the same thing over and over… Continue Reading “On Perfection…”

Opportunities and Collecting Art

Why you should collect art and hone your eye.

Artist Residency; Last Day

I’m all packed up. I created a lot in a month, some of it good, some of it pure process that I can toss or remake. I guess that was the point. Making. Painting. But you know, Despite having my guard up, I was… Continue Reading “Artist Residency; Last Day”

An Art Residency in France

Today I’ve been working on what will likely be the last painting I create at my Art Residency at Chateau Orquevaux. As I painted, the last in what has become a connected series, I began to examine why it was important for me to… Continue Reading “An Art Residency in France”

Brocante and Joinville

Yesterday, as planned, all of the artists at Chateau Orquevaux hopped into cars and headed convoy-style to shop a couple of brocantes. We browsed stalls and soaked in the jumble. The difference between a brocante and a typical western garage sale is that at… Continue Reading “Brocante and Joinville”

Beauty Surrounds Us

Moments on Gili Meno, Lombok, Indonesia