Studio Journal
The Studio Journal documents the evolution of my work as an artist.
Sometimes a painting begins with a simple observation: a flower blooming in winter, fallen fruit glowing against dark grass, fog rolling across the land. These entries follow the ideas that grow from those moments and the paintings that emerge from them.
Creating Order from Chaos | The First Question That Led to My Word Portraits
Sometimes the most important discoveries don’t happen because inspiration strikes. They happen because you keep working long enough to ask a better question. This is the story of the sketchbook page that changed everything.
Five Portraits, Two Years of Growth
A commission to create five word portraits over two years became something neither my client nor I expected; a record of my own evolution as an artist.
Art Addiction
After painting a piece about alcohol addiction, I realized the most important addiction in my life might be the one I’ve never painted.
The Painting I’m Avoiding
A reflection on artistic growth, sobriety, and the self-portrait I’ve been avoiding for over a year.