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An Introduction

Things have not changed.    Even after all this time, making art is still a thrill; the creative flame burns more intensely than ever, and I continue to be susceptible to that spontaneous surge of...

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Why So Expensive?

       In all my years of making art, there’s one question that never ceases to come up: “Why is your work so expensive?”      I set the price of my work based on the amount of time it takes me to...

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Death, Art, and The Universe

     My father-in-law is nearing the end of his life, and his passing in the coming days will tear our family asunder. The heartbreak is palpable in the thick, hot desert air that blows around us....

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The Fine Art of Hypocrisy

     The terms “Starving artist and “Famous after death” have never sat well with me. They’ve always struck me as being simplistic and condescending. People who toss around these dimwitted epithets do...

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Up A Tree

       One of the challenges of writing a fortnightly blog is accepting that real life can and will step in and throw a wrench into the best laid out plans. I wrote and edited the blog post that you...

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Onward, Ever Onward

     In the fall of 1971, when I was five years old, I had a peculiar experience that changed my life forever. Up until now, only a handful of people have heard this story. One afternoon, in my...

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Ink Stains and Paper Cuts

       The lines of my drawings have meaning. Every line I make has a story behind it. Those stories come from the past three decades of my life and my current and ongoing adventures. Those stories...

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Our Better Angels

     In September 2019, I wrote, “Recently, the world has felt so dark. The news can be so overwhelming, and it’s easy to feel a sense of hopelessness and despair. As always, there are those...

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The Big Sky

And if I only could I’d make a deal with God And I’d get him to swap our places Be running  up that road Be running  up that hill Over the last few months, the music of Kate Bush has been in the...

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A Decade of Evolution

The last ten years has been a time of great change and growth for me. A decade ago, I was in a very different place both professionally and artistically. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I found...

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