Finally had a little time...

…to wrap up this studio painting of Argentonnay in France (Home of Studio Escalier, where I’ll be teaching figure drawing and painting again this Autumn). The project was an opportunity for me to celebrate a place that I have deep reverence for, and to start producing more ambitious studio work. Speaking of which… peering out from behind the homasote is another project that I’m eager to get back to.

Beyond the studio walls, I’m eyeing the week of October 28-Nov 1 as potential dates for the next Plein Air Painting workshop (in and around Santa Fe). I’ll do my best to make that official and to get registration up on the website ASAP.

Another Summer

Summer has come and gone - not quite sure where it went?

It feels like I've done a lot, but I don't have much to show for it.  Fortunately, my creative momentum continued through months of teaching in France.  I want to thank all my students and friends, from both Argenton Chateau & Paris, for a great experience this summer while working with Studio Escalier.

In the meantime, I have been cultivating a number of ideas, so I'll be pursuing their physical/visual manifestation in the coming months at NYAA.

I'm eager to get back into the studio!

Un Été

In transition from another wonderful summer spent in France with Studio Escalier to new challenges in NYC as I pursue an MFA at the New York Academy of Art.  I'm truly excited to get caught up in the artistic whirlwind and to explore new ideas - I am hopeful that something truly positive will come from it.

That being said, "The goal is absolutely secondary:  It is the functioning toward the goal which is important." - Hunter S. Thompson

Group Exhibition at Brackenwood Gallery in Langley

Opening (Novemeber 1st) from 5-7pm at Brackenwood Gallery.  Alongside several other Whidbey Island artists, I will be showing a number of (non studio related) painting sketches & meditations that I did (predominantly) while with Studio Escalier in Argenton Chateau, France this Summer.

The show, Pieces of Life, runs until December 1st