When more creates less
We live in an extraordinary time. We have a class of people that are so wealthy that they can not, in a reasonable way, spend their wealth in their own lifetimes. We also have a class of people who are so selfish that that their whole world view excludes (by willful...
Triggers for Imaginings
As an artist, I am constantly on the look out for triggers. Triggers that spark an image or narrative that can result in a painting. I don't want or need the whole story from a trigger. I do not want someone to finish the story for me—or even "give" me a story. I only...
Staying to leave
Leaving has always been important to me. I like travel and a sense of the unknown. Discovery has been a gateway drug for me for a long time—ever since I was a little boy. Even when I am tethered to a place because of work, lack of money, obligations or illness, I...