In the Studio

In Malcolm Gladwell's book, David and Goliath, he writes about the idea of a "big fish in a small pond vs. a small fish in a big pond." Basically, sometimes it's better to start in an area where there is less competition. Out here in Newark, CA I feel more like a very small minnow in a very tiny puddle. I wonder if I might benefit more if I was closer to Oakland, which has a pretty vibrant art scene. Maybe I should have taken that studio in Berkeley. I could attend more event

Recently I've been thinking a lot about conversations. I think it's because I've been putting myself out there more frequently in various venues and as a result have met a lot of interesting people and have had a lot of interesting conversations. I use to not like people. I now understand that my disdain for people was a lack of respect for myself. As a result I missed out on a lot of opportunities because my mind was closed. Over the years the relationship with myself has ma

I'm taking a break from the portraits because I have an itch to scratch. I've really been wanting to rework some of my old abstracts so, I put the portraits away for now. I started with this original 30" x 35" painting that I did about a year ago. I liked the simplicity of it at the time but, I was ready to change it completely. So, I went in on a Saturday to just play and this is what resulted. It was interesting but, something about the left side really bothered me. I didn'