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                 You walk into a gallery or browse through an artist's website, and all of a sudden, amidst the host of paintings, your attention is turned to just one.  Then, in the quietness of your observation, this image that has no literal voice, begins to speak to you, uplift your spirit, move your heart and make you smile. The number one reason to buy an original work of art is because of how much you love it, and how it makes you feel.  People who buy original art have a lot to smile...

Are you using zoom or google meets to conduct virtual business meetings? Instead of using a virtual background, a blank wall, or a potted plant behind you, why not consider original art to show off your individuality?  I'm always fascinated when I see original artwork hanging behind the presenter on their computer.  I find the person who's speaking to be more interesting.   I'd love to do a commission specified to the size and subject matter that works best for your arrangement. Hanging a one-of-a-kind original work of art represents that you're a one-of-a-kind individual.  Let's come up with something...

Stan and Joan Lee Tribute   To Marvel fans, Stan Lee was an icon, the greatest superhero creator of all time. To me, he was family. My parents were their best friends and they in turn were my parent’s best friends for fifty years. It was only natural for my siblings and I to call them Aunt and Uncle. They wouldn’t have it any other way. Dad and Uncle Stan met in N.Y.C. at Timely Comics where Uncle Stan worked. Martin Goodman, my dad’s friend, owned Timely Comics and he introduced Stan to my dad. Soon, uncle Stan and my...

Van Gogh's Letter To Theo: Learning To Draw "It’s more or less the same with drawing as with writing. When one learns to write as a child, one has the feeling that one will never discover how to do it, and it seems to be a miracle when one sees the schoolmaster write so quickly. Nevertheless, in time one grasps it. And I really believe that one must learn to draw in such a way that it’s as easy as writing something down, and that one must master proportion and learn to see in such a way that one can reproduce...

I've been silent on my blog for some time now.  These have been difficult and complicated times.  Due to the Pandemic and being unable to socially distance my students from one another,  I've had to discontinue my classes.  Since the beginning of March, my studio has been quiet.  I miss the friendships that I've developed with my students, the bustling of creativity welling up inside of their creative minds, and most of all, their smiling faces. Isolation is a common thing for many artists, but I'm one of those artists who enjoys a mix of solitude and social interaction.  I...