April 15, 2008

• Guitar Hero

  “Guitar Hero,” 7 1/2 x 9″, watercolor paper on foam core, 2008. $55.
  I think I drew this while hanging out with my L.A. friend that plays the guitar. Then I painted it at a Wed. night girls night at my place. If you listen closely, this painting sounds like Lyle Lovett.

April 11, 2008

• Heemsteede

  “Heemsteede,” 8 x 10,” watercolor, 2000. $77.
  I lived in Heemsteede near Haarlem, about 20 minutes by train from Amsterdam. The people there are kind, economical, and progressive. I spent alot of time making paintings, seeing the sites, taking guitar lessons, and writing letters. My host families, and especially my host sister, [...]

January 28, 2008

• Disney hair direction

  In this exercise, I put fixed form into motion. I began by copying forms from all the Disney princesses’ up-dos. I guess I felt like brushing mindlessly for a while. The layered mass of lines bend sofltly and fall around the picture plane like we’re lookikng at the “crown” of a compiled [...]

January 26, 2008

• Bamboo Horses

  Watercolor and oil on watercolor Paper  2007-8 8″x10 1/2″  $55.00  I think these horses are experiencing a synchronicity.  It’s the little things..  Like the tiny slip of paper from my fortune cookie: “Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.” This blog is a manifestation of that notion.  I’m stimulated [...]