July 2010 Blog Posts (34)

Gary's video about his artist's cup reminded me of the documentary I watched last Monday on Netflix. "THE BUDDHA The Story of Siddhartha" (2010 by Director David Grubin) I have read the book, "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse several times during my life. The book belonged to my mother and it was one of her favorites. The film depicts the life of Buddha and his…

As the days begin to get shorter once again, I really try to enjoy every speck of summer thats left. It hasent been an exciting summer this year, we didnt do the traveling or the camping or the big repairs we talked about. We never saw the fireworks or the fair, didnt even dangle my feet in the lake, Art Festival passed and I never showed my face, Parties and boat rides and picnics all went as planned without us....

Please dont take this the wrong way lol, I really wanted to…

When I say "darkness", I mean a privation of knowing, just as whatever you do not know or have forgotten is dark to you, because you do not see it with your spiritual eyes. For this reason, that which is between you and your God is termed an Octopus of Unknowing.



I drew this in Photoshop. The background is, in part, a photo of my garage floor.

The text comes from an anonymous work of…

Morning All,

I got an email this morning that I though everyone would be interested in. It is about a pastel contest from the Pastel Journal. For more information here is the link:

http://www.artistsnetwork.com/pasteljournalcompetition/

There are five different…

Since my last post I have been doing tons of research on this topic.. while thrilling to me.. I have learned quickly it can be a turn off for some people but alas. I'm treading through. I've decided to start sketching with watercolors because my work is so layered in dye's and paints on fabric, the watercolors will give me the translucence that I will achieve in fabric.. so I think this is a smart way for me to work through some ideas before I start actually working with the real…

For those of you I have not yet informed, the Wendy featured in the following story is my wife. After a separation of more than 1.5 years we are reconciling.…

Then it was a simple process…

I have'nt been very active on this site for about a month now I think, although it feels a lot longer. No doubt I have missed you guys a lot during this time. I changed my day job recently and am just getting used to the new environment and new people. I am not very good with changes, but sometimes change cannot be put off endlessly which I think is what I was trying to do. Not any more. Thankfully art is helping me get through this sticky…