This week, I’ve heard a number of people say that they want to get out of the city and go to the beach this weekend. Que terrible weather. If you haven’t noticed, we’re experiencing our first spring storm of the year. Wind, rain, down trees screwing up traffic, the whole nine yards. Unless you’re a storm chaser, these aren’t ideal… Read more

When we venture out into the woods, and leave behind our man made cities and towns, we lose our centrality. Our day to day lives that usually seem so important, slip into the background, and we remember how big  the rest of the world is. In short, these natural settings put things back in perspective. For those of us that… Read more

Often as we go about our day, making our way from one place to another, we forget to take note of our surroundings. We get preoccupied with our destination, and miss out on interesting niches, back alley ways, and corridors.  Sometimes we snap out of it, stop and look around, or maybe even take the road less traveled. As all good artists… Read more

There are a wide variety of fools out there. They can be helplessly awkward in social situations and make you cringe with empathy. Some are the life of the party, and cause everyone around them to dance, laugh, and be foolish with them. Maybe they over estimate their own abilities, or want something that they just shouldn’t have. We’ve all played… Read more

Simplicity can be quite striking. A bold line or confident mark can have great impact on it’s own, and not need anything more to support it. The strength of a single color, or the subtle use of negative space, reflects a certainty and clarity of thought that can sometimes be lost in more complex works.