A few kind words that shifted my life.

I have always tried to encourage others because I never know if I may influence someone’s life direction in a major way. Kindness is at the heart of this idea—mainly because kindness is what got me on my path as an artist. I had one such unexpected mentor, and unbeknown to him, the direction I took in life shifted dramatically. …

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I preferred not to starve…

I have been a professional artist working in many modalities for over twenty years, and I am always amazed at the non-artists point-of-view of the art world. Everyone has some idea or opinion about how to produce artwork or what being an artist is all about. I have met several individuals in the art community who feel that creating commercial …

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Change it or Leave it? A Necessary Question…

As I moved forward and developed my art, I looked over my developments and history. I realized that, over time, I had improved immensely. Some of my earlier work seemed decent, yet lacked something. One piece I had finished almost five years earlier appeared to need improvements and I wondered if I should just touch them up a bit. This …

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Is Art Necessary – do we NEED art?

This is the question I asked myself as I started focusing on a career in art and started working in my studio. Personally,I have always felt it necessary and rewarding to serve some need. It’s the reason I got that “stable job” as a pharmacy technician, worked as an EMT, became a Life Coach and even the reason I painted …

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