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When I was on vacation last week…(wait, I was on VACATION last week? Where has the time gone?) …I spent a great deal of time consuming caffeinated beverages and painting. I finished 13 paintings in fact. Mainly because in my studio, in front of the fan was the only place I could tolerate the insane
Part of the fun of going to a new place (or visiting a place you don’t get to much) is exploring the food scene. When you’re with kids, this can be dicey. My son will eat anything from hot peppers to salmon roe. My daughter, however, would exist solely on bread and bread products if
I paint on Yupo paper, exclusively. The most convenient way for me to buy it – and store it – is in pads of 11×14″ sheets. So, for each sheet I can get (1) 8×10″, (1) 5×7″ and a little scrap of 4×5″ paper. Up until now, all those 4×5″ scraps have gone into a
I love museums. I love how quiet they are. I love that everything is hung perfectly straight, and well-lit. I love that you can sit in front of a painting for a long time without explaining yourself. I love that you and your sketch pad can be endlessly inspired by old and new favorites. While
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My kids are just now at the age that they don’t behave like feral monkeys in public. At least not all the time. So when I was on vacation from my Real Job last week, I surprised them with a day trip to Portland. We started out at the Portland Art Museum which is the