Paints Hauntingly Beautiful Landscapes and Writes from a Beautiful Point of View.
Because . . . The unexamined life is not worth living. – Socrates.
Where and how do artists get their ideas? What inspires and motivates us? How did we learn our technique? Was anyone in your family an artist? Why did we choose that particular medium or style of painting?
These are some of the questions I, and many of my artist friends are often asked when talking with people about our artwork. The following articles began life as notes in my sketchbooks and in the margins of books on art technique, art history, nature essays and spiritual texts. They explore a representational painter’s lifelong quest and struggle to become a better person, a better painter.
Many facets of an artist’s life inspire a work of art. This collection of reflections includes insights, all the peaks and valley’s of being an artist.
