I’m pleased to announce that I now have an exhibition space in downtown Spearfish, SD. This studio space will be utilized to showcase my original paintings as well as artwork by specially invited local artists. I will also be leading a variety of workshops and art events from this location, so I encourage you to sign up for my newsletter …
12 x 12″ Watercolor on Claybord Framed in a beautiful artisan-made black walnut frame, this painting is from a recent series of similar sized paintings that were inspired by hikes in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The restful sounds of rustling grass, bubbling streams, and birds chirping are mixed with the unforgettable scent of the pine. This and similar …
The restful sounds of rustling grass, bubbling streams, and birds chirping are mixed with the unforgettable scent of the pine.
Who says art doesn’t matter? Stand tall and be counted artists and art lovers… art and design is everywhere you look and plays a vital role.
Taking time to truly see and experience something through a creative lens helps me to more fully digest nuance.
Creativity is about being alive and wishing to further enhance or share that experience with others.
I encourage everyone to get out their artistic license and be creative in any manner they choose and start driving!!!
When teaching other’s about artmaking, I find that the concept of artistic license holds a valuable key to helping people let go of their preconceived ideas of what is good art and whether or not their art qualifies.
Recording that which was new and exotic to me helped remind me of that there is much beauty everywhere, including my own back yard.
Creating while traveling is a way of truly seeing what I (and many others) had previously walked by not noticing, and now, through the action of painting it, has become a life-time experience for me.