I once worked with a woman who referred to my art as a “HOBBY,” and it really annoyed me a lot. She was talking about my life-habit of art as if it were a little fad I had picked up and enjoyed doing in my time off. . . read more
I can’t help noticing that art galleries are closing in droves. In the USA, anyway. It’s easy to blame this on tough economic times, when spending on luxury items (even cheap luxury items) like a small art print is always the first thing to get cut. . . read more
Change comes in many ways. Some changes we seek while others are forced upon us. Many people find change a frightening prospect. Some welcome or even seek it. But all would agree that change is necessary if . . . read more
In pursuit of our artistic dreams, we’re all prepared to go the extra mile. But what if that mile stretches into the hundreds?. . . read more
As I like to say, "Every art piece is a song with its own melody." It has its own chords, its own rhythm, and its own particular vibe. And that's why I believe every work of art should have its own artist statement. . . read more
I create fairie art. . . What impression of me does that give you? I also create feline and feminine art. Does that reinforce the first impression, or throw you off track a little? I actually didn’t set out to create any particular type of art . . . read more
I wouldn’t think that falling off my stool at the age of 5, when placed against my first easel, had anything whatsoever to do with me choosing pencils as my preferred medium. Given their relative safety. . . read more
A photographer friend of mine (who is also a former war correspondent) made an interesting comment after we had a discussion about plagiarism at art fairs. He said, “Life’s tough, buy a helmet. . . read more
Whenever I do a show in a city farther than about 3 hours away I usually just stay one more night in a hotel. It’s not that I love hotels - William Shatner books me in some really creepy places at times. . . read more
Last April I found myself creatively stuck, so I booked a weekend trip to Chicago in hopes it would jump-start my imagination. After buying my ticket, I discovered that I would be there for the Creative Chicago Expo, which is a bunch of free marketing workshops for artists. I was thr. . . read more
I had driven past Normal, Illinois many times before. Hell, half the country has—it’s at the crossroads of I-55 and I-74. I had only seen the town from the interstate until my first show there almost 10 years ago.
My first 12 hours or so in Normal were worrisome. Crumbling streets,. . . read more
My work is a sort of post-Cubist variation with a twist and a triple lindy—if you feel you really have to put it in a neat box and tie a tidy bow around it with a cute label. And because of the Cubist element in my work, I often hear things like this at the art fairs as well as in the. . . read more
I hardly ever look at my work honestly like a buyer. After all, the buyer doesn’t know the amount work I put into it and, when I’m face to face with a potential buyer, I don’t explain all the troubles and tribulations I had just getting my idea on the canvas.. . . read more
Once upon a time I loved to travel. This was before gasoline prices soared, Americans became unpopular in far too many places, and flying lost much of its appeal. My journeys were sparked by a desire to photograph unfamiliar places with the wonder that comes from experiencing cultures for the. . . read more