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Whoopsiedaisy – I’ve been forgetting to post updates on Furbo’s progress. I’ve spent the morning working on hair brush strokes; the interplay of hair growth direction and the shadows it creates. I can get lost in that process, it’s almost meditative. This is why I love working with smaller brushes; they allow for that prolongedContinue reading “Furbo, in process”

I’ve been avoiding the studio (or, going to the studio but not really accomplishing anything). I have this commission that must be finished tonight so that I can hang it at Christopher’s in the morning, to replace one there that is being delivered to its home in NY. As I’ve written before, the music fromContinue reading “The Side Eye (almost finished)”

When I received the email inviting me to participate in a show at Blue Mountain Gallery in NYC, I was a little perplexed.  I work almost exclusively on canvases sized 36″ and up, and here was an invitation to a small works show with a maximum size of 12 x 12 inches.  To be perfectlyContinue reading “Knock Knock”

As Somerville artists ramp up to Somerville Open Studios, promotions go out, studios are scrubbed, and websites are updated.  Aaaah, Spring in Somerville. It was an email from my studio building that got me thinking.  Building maps are going in for their annual update, and we need to make sure our info is correct, includingContinue reading “What Exactly Do I Do?”

Newman is one of the funniest dogs that I know.  He’s got that dopey complacency that I so love in the big, houndy boys.  Newman is the type of dog that doesn’t understand the physics of leashes and legs, and will get himself completely tangled up, but just keep walking, anyway, unfazed.  So, when hisContinue reading “Newman, on the Easel”

I like to support local, independent businesses, and give a shout out, occasionally.  My local bookstore has a superb staff that knows their stuff and always has the book I’m looking for (or can get it seemingly overnight for no extra charge), the local Indian restaurant was making me these delicious special meals without tellingContinue reading “Identity Crisis at Rafius Fane”

“Narcissism.”  “Ignorance & apathy.”  “Lack of empathy.” My box sat on a pedestal in Somerville’s Nave Gallery, quietly soliciting slips of paper with the anonymous confessions of visitors scribbled across them.  What disturbs you most in others?  I asked.  Then below it, in smaller writing, Oh, go on.  No one’s looking.  Jot it onto a scrapContinue reading “Shadowboxing”

I am proud to have been one of 32 artists chosen from over 1,000 submissions for inclusion in the 2017 Juried show at Blue Mountain Gallery in NYC. Bed Head was selected for this show. Openings are great opportunities for artists to meet each other and share their concepts, processes, and aspirations. As one whoContinue reading “Opening @ Blue Mountain in NYC”

Well, I’ve managed to neglect my updates for the past several months, but there has actually been a lot going on.  First, I moved into a larger studio space, which has had the unexpected (though not surprising) effect of increasing my productivity.  I liked my old space, but as I produced more paintings, was findingContinue reading “Lots going on!”