Preparing for Christmas at the Cabin 2025

Preparing for Christmas at the Cabin 2025

I’ve been preparing for my biggest show of the year for the last month and a half. Christmas at the Cabin is getting here quick. It’s the 17th Annual show and my fifth time to have the honor of being asked to show there. Christmas at the Cabin runs for 3...
It’s a Bittersweet Symphony

It’s a Bittersweet Symphony

Remember the loose floral painting that I was working on last year? It was before all of this crap with my back and health stuff. Well, it finally got finished and then finished again. I titled it Bittersweet Symphony. I finished it last year in November I think. It...
Painting red tulips

Painting red tulips

Recently, I’ve had flowers on my easel. I’ve been painting red tulips and poppies plus other stuff but today I’ll just share the progression of the red tulips. First, I’d to thank anyone who has sent good vibes or prayers for my surgery. It was...
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit

Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit

Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit. Because it’s the first of the month. Okay, today is the second but I had intentions of posting this yesterday so I’m doing it anyway. Where does “Rabbit rabbit rabbit” come from? It’s a superstition found in Britain...
Abstract Nature Studies on Paper

Abstract Nature Studies on Paper

To try and stay loose with my painting, I like to create these small abstract nature studies on paper. I call them smalls. It’s not always as easy as it looks. First, I started with mark making, then paint sploshing and swishing, carving into wet paint with the...