“I Painted and They Came”

Underneath II

Well, it has been a peach of a year.  The #paint52 Challenge has come to an end. Not counting one Twitter Art Exhibit painting and a commission shown above, I realized that I not only completed 52 paintings but 53. What have I learned from this challenge?   Honor your word; it’s not just for [...]

Through Art We Can Change the World

Powel Street Cable Car No.25

“Fundraising is an extreme sport!” ~Marc A. Pitman  Twitter Art Exhibit the brainchild of Swedish Artist David Sandum, is a nonprofit organization, now in full force with their third exhibit in process.  Past exhibits in 2010, at the Moss Library in Norway provided books for children and 2012 also in Moss, Norway provided funds to [...]

My Tale of the South Pacific

Crescent Bay

    “When all you care about is here, this is a good place to be”. Emile de Becque Can you remember the first time you cried at a movie? The movie was South Pacific derived from a plot by James A Michener’s Pulitzer Prize winning 1947 book, Tales of the South Pacific, and from the [...]

What I Don’t Know For Sure #paint52

Splendor in the Grass

“What do you know for sure?” Oprah asks Deepak Chopra.  Deepak’s answer was quick no need for thought.  “What I know for sure is, I know nothing”.  Continuing on my journey to complete 52 paintings in one year, I realize that I may have the same answer.   I currently have finished 43 paintings with only [...]

Is Playing Just For Kids?

Snowballs in Summer

  Did you know that play is as important as eating, sleeping and exercising?  Play isn’t just important for children, but also for adults?  Have we forgot how to play or have we put playing low on the priority list? In order for it to be considered play, the activity can be for no other [...]

Follow Your Bliss

Embark On The Embarcadero

Can you remember the first life changing experience that lead to “Follow your bliss” or your dream?  Was it dramatic?  Was it inspired? Was it meant to be? Did you know what you always wanted?  Were you born with the dream, “I knew I would always be a singer, a dancer, a scientist, an artist”?. [...]

Ernie’s

Ernie's

   Artists have you ever had a chill while painting a painting?  Influenced by the movie “Vertigo” directed by Alfred Hitchcock, I was drawn to paint a scene taken place at Ernie’s Restaurant in San Francisco.  It became more enticing to paint, since it could also used as part of my San Francisco series.  There [...]

A Dream For the Queen

A Dream For The Queen

  What is it about Elephants that I love, that I feel a natural bond to?  Could it be their ability to be socially complex, their well known intelligence, their ability to have deep family ties, their special individual relationships with humans, their strong unique personalities, the impact that the mother has on the family, [...]

Let Me Out #paint52

Listen to your soul

Let me out says the muse Let me out No more laundry No more going to the grocery store No more cleaning the floors No more emails No more Social Media No more I like this one better No more painting for money No more believing in others and not yourself Let me out I [...]

WHAT DO YOU REALLY REALLY WANT?

A Day In The Life Of A Tree

Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want So tell me what you want, what you really, really want I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want Spice Girls-Wannabe   I have always wanted to be an artist when I grew up.  What about you? After painting 30 [...]

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