For those who have ever been on a Cruise, one of the onboard ship events are the Art Auctions. They predominantly feature the same artists on ship as well as on their on-land Galleries. There…
The Problem with Art Competitions
So I was going to enter a competition for a Self-Portrait contest with a well known Art Supplier that had a $2000 competition winning and now I'm glad I didn't follow through. Although it didn't…
45’s Obsession, A Painting of Resistance
My voice joins other artists in my latest painting, 45's Obsession. Art, throughout history, has always made a statement and I have tried to make my voice heard through the symbolism used in some of my paintings. I wanted…
The Fallen, An Allegorical Tale
My final painting of the year has been one that was started in early 2016 and finally completed this past month. Although I had the two main characters down, I didn't settle on what symbolic…
What’s the “More” behind the “Prints”?
You'll notice on my website that I sell prints of my artworks but did you realize it is much more than just prints? The art prints come in the form of canvas, prints on special…
Celebrity Portraits – When and Why?
I have just finished my latest celebrity portraits of the TV Show, Friends. Click on the image below to purchase your prints or even Coffee Mugs or T-Shirts of these portraits. Quite a few people have…
Symbolism Behind The Venerated Virgin
As some people may know, a lot of my paintings, particularly the larger religious paintings incorporate more than meets the eye. My artistic influence for these paintings originates with my interest in Salvadore Dali. He…
What Makes You Call Yourself an Artist?
Artist - conjures up many ideas. To some, you picture a renegade crazy artist hold up in a studio with one ear and a brush in one hand and one in mouth busily making strokes…
I’m An Artist, Leave Me Alone
Back when I was in art school in the 'old' days of art and graphic design, we were told that it was OK to be different than everyone else; we were artists! We could dress,…
Creativity Took a Break?
Although I haven't posted about painting in a while, in fact, it's actually been since about November that I put paint onto a canvas; this doesn't mean that I haven't been creative. Although it may…