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Have you ever stood in front of a painting, drawn to a “something” you can’t quite pin down… then you hear the story behind it and all of a sudden you see the art more clearly? That “knowing” creates a connection, transforming the art from an object to a shared...

I believe that understanding the Story behind a painting facilitates a connection that allows the work to speak to you. That connection transforms it from an object into a companion – a reflection of a shared experience between you and the artist. In this email I'd...

This short video shows you the process behind the painting.

Understanding the Story behind a painting is like uncovering a hidden dialogue between a piece of art and the viewer. It facilitates a connection that allows the work to speak to you, transforming it from an object into a companion – a reflection of a shared...

This painting is entitled "Out of the Dark Forest." It is basically a self-portrait of a time when I was emerging from a very long and dark period in my life. My first partner had died. He was my first love and it was the first time I had had someone that close to me...

Journal #3 My First Final After graduating high school I was off to college. I had succumbed to my parents (mostly my father’s) emphatic urging that medicine was a much more enviable (and lucrative) profession and declared Science for Pre-med as my major.  That first...

I didn’t grow up in an art appreciative family but I was drawn to it like a magnet, spending hours looking at art in encyclopedias and books in the library, and looked forward to my once a week art class in school.

So this is the first post of the new journey I’m on. I’ve just semi-retired (it’s hard to retire-retire and still live in Hawaii…but that’s another journey TBA) and have now come full circle.