Excavation

“Stories We Tell / Myth Cycle (Past Lives / Bedroom no. 3)” Acrylic on 6×8” claybord panel.


Digging through reference files and finding thoughts that are now resonating stronger.

Long title for all the colliding feels.

Vocabulary Lessons

“Cove no.5” acrylic on 6×6” claybord panel.

This cove, always something new to say whenever I get back to painting it.

Brilliant Corners

"Brilliant Corners" Acrylic on 8x10" 1.5" deep cradled panel.

Continuing the theme of - my record box & all things old that I adore.

More about this piece here.

Quiet Alchemy

Hello! I’m thrilled to share that I have a solo exhibition on view for the next three months!

You can read more about it by clicking here.

Quiet Alchemy
At the Mission Hills / Hillcrest Library
215 Washington Street, San Diego, CA 92103

September 3rd - November 25th

One of two hand painted glass signs created for the show. You can see the other one here.

Down Time

“Down Time” Acrylic on 6x12” cradled basswood panel.

I can’t think of a more appropriate painting to share on the heels of putting together my first solo exhibit. You can read all about the show - Quiet Alchemy - here.

This one’s called Down Time. (Can I have the definition? Can you please use it in a sentence?)

See the full painting in this post.

Past Lives no. 2

Something about music being the antidote, collecting dead people's stuff, and just wanting to sit in a lamp lit room listening to records until dawn.

(Articulation isn't coming my way at present as I'm painting like mad for a solo showing of my work happening at the start of next month. Details forthcoming!)

Past Lives

“Past Lives (Bedroom no. 2)” acrylic on 6x6” claybord panel.

From an era when I was insistent on orchids and my work put me in the way of century-old art treasures.

Otherwise, weak morning light and the desire to never leave bed (an ongoing theme).

Did you know?

Untitled (Garibaldi), 9x12” acrylic on canvas panel.

Garibaldi glow. Not they themselves, but when you're out in kelp beds, looking down, twirling your legs among the sea grasses - I suppose it's the way the light filters through the water and bounces off their orange and the kelp's golden-y ochre-ness, it creates a nebulous halo about them.

You can check out how I painted the sides of this canvas here, to get at that submerged feeling.

Art Heroes

“Art Heroes” acrylic on 8x8 cradled basswood panel.

A glimpse at the corner where I paint (& dream of a larger studio).

The Artist's Living Room

My love letter to a doomed piece of architectural wonder, circa midcentury.

“The Artist’s Living Room” acrylic on 6x12” cradled basswood panel.

Please stop tearing apart architect designed vintage homes. Get curious - you may realize the materials have stood (and will stand) the test of time longer than anything available today, and they usually offer the art of living, not just the promise of square footage and money.

Again

“Untitled (Cove no. 4)” acrylic on 6x6” claybord panel.

The obsession with this cove (and its idiosyncratic lighting) continues.

Untitled, I might need to start numbering them at this point.

Prelude

Still exploring the shifting personalities of this view.

Here's the bright flashiness before things subdue, little by little neighbors turn out their lights, and the glitter of the city floats into the sky.

“Prelude” acrylic on 6x12” cradled basswood panel, 2024. All rights reserved.

Book Review

Came upon this scene on my way to work one day, it’s lived in my head ever since.

“Book Review” acrylic on 6x8” claybord panel.

Surreal

“3am (Night Music)” acrylic on 6x8” claybord panel.

A painting to remember one totally strange night (that I loved).

Read about it here.

Over it

Scenes about town. These are the kind of overlooked nothings that make me laugh. Wonder what type of day the road painter was having when this happened. We’ve all been there.