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Aah... Ruth

What can I say about Ruth? She was the first Icon I painted, and she inspired the entire series. She is an Icon in the way I originally...

The Evolution of an Elephant Painting

Elephants are incredibly quiet. For all their size and bulk, they move almost soundlessly through the landscape. At our Safari Camp in...

Tingatinga and Tanzania

I visited Tanzania in October, 2019. What a beautiful country! The people, animals, and landscape of Tanzania have settled in my...

Icons

As a child I was given an illustrated New Testament. The illustrations were in the style of illuminated manuscripts and icon paintings. I...

The Outwin: American Portraiture Today

I just returned from this exhibition. What an inspiration! I was thrilled to be able to see Amy Sherald's painting ... I am a big fan....

Be Yourself - Everyone else is taken

As I have said before, I always wanted to paint. I felt comfortable with drawing, but painting just seemed so mysterious and unreachable....

PITY THE NATION

Pity The Nation Pity the nation whose people are sheep, and whose shepherds mislead them. Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose...

Thoughts on Art

Although I have been surrounded by art my entire life, I am only beginning to paint. I think the way to become good at something is to do...

Inspiration

This is an endless topic, as inspiration exists everywhere. I am inspired by nature, by literature, by music, and by so many amazing...

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