I’ve had the rare privilege of participating in Art Colony Giverny as an instructor. It’s incredibly inspirational just to paint in Monet’s gardens, but getting to share the art of impressionism with up to eight eager students is absolutely, positively priceless. There is an element of discovery in all artistic creation. Sometimes, the motif reveals secrets [...]
I’ve done entertainment art over the years, and my paintings of Johnny Depp, Steven Tyler and The Beatles are popular with the folks who walk through my Matlacha gallery each day. While I was always a fan of The Beatles and their music, I wasn’t over the top. But my sister certainly was. I remember to this day when [...]
My Throwback Thursday tribute is to the Beatles meeting with Muhammed Ali. Imagine being an upstart feature writer who’s been inexplicably assigned to cover a boxing match in which the odds are 7:1 that the heavyweight world champion is going to knock out the brash, loud-mouthed challenger he is facing. It’s a couple of days before [...]
