David Bowie seemed to be a master at identity change. Throughout his career he embodied at least five public alter egos: Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, Halloween Jack, Thin…

On February 18, I started #The100DayProject, along with millions of other artists around the world. I planned to draw and post a portrait of someone whose birthday was…

To celebrate spring, I’m highlighting a project from a few years ago. I took a deep dive into super-detailed watercolor painting and created a series of botanical illustrations…

Many years ago I designed the logo for the Smoky Hill Museum. The typography was created by hand, then scanned, and each letter meticulously drawn, positioned, and outlined in an early…

Recently I attended a book discussion about Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens by Richard Haass. Even though I haven’t read the book yet, I was looking forward to.…

I was invited to participate in Ways of the Cross, a Lenten reflection on the Stations of the Cross at Salina’s Christ Cathedral. My contribution is a mixed media painting inspired by the 9th …

Late in 2023, I was invited to participate in the Collective Retrospective project. The brainchild of Cindy Zimmerman, artists submitted two works of art representing how they and…

Almost all my creative endeavors to this point have been realistic, representational, controlled (see below). If a finished drawing or painting looked just like the subject, I had an objective standard…

June 2023 — Every spring I tell myself I’m going to work on the landscaping at my house. Because I don’t really know what I’m doing, it's easy to procrastinate. Year after year I continue.…

Monoprints or monotype -- does it matter? I’m in the home stretch of preparation for my show, Landscapes in the Abstract. Most of the prints are finished, and now I’m photographing, matting…

I’ve kept an eye on those budding yuccas I mentioned last week as they start to bloom. Next week at this time they’ll probably be long past their prime. I used the yuccas for inspiration for…

I’ve posted about my yuccas before. Every year about this time I look forward to seeing them. This year promises to be spectacular — so many buds! A few years ago, the yuccas were the inspiration for.…

I’m working on the Landscapes in the Abstract show, scheduled to open in June at Theatre Salina. Here’s a short video showing the process. Each piece starts as a monoprint, created by applying…

Here’s a quick tour through my most recent sketchbook. You’ll see drawings, thumbnails for clients projects, scribble portraits of Meet the Press panelists, abstract acrylics, and probably.…

Spring is in the air — let’s celebrate! In my Etsy shop this month, all subscribers (that’s YOU!) receive 20% off items featuring my botanical watercolors. Just use this link to order (discount is calculated at checkout). You’ll find greeting cards, wall art…

Apparently I’m not the only person who gets waylaid by Resistance, which I reported on in my last newsletter. I’m employing a stoic approach to deal with my challenges (see below), with good…

Remember my last newsletter in which I described how eager I was to start exploring all the ideas I had put on hold for so long? Well, something happened. I was attacked by Resistance.

Hello! I hope you had an enjoyable holiday season with your family and friends. It’s been a while since I sent a newsletter, and you might notice that this one has a new theme and a new format.

I’ve been inspired by watching Gary Hanson make his assemblages on YouTube, and wanted to make one of my own. This one is called “She Could Steal But She Could Not Rob.”…

In 2014, Serial was the first multi-episode podcast I listened to. Before I knew it, I found myself on the bandwagon with others who are obsessed with true crime stories. I was never sure about Adnan…