Season of Reflection & Gratitude

Season of Reflection & Gratitude

Happy New Year! If you know me you already know the loss endured by my family in 2022, and while that really does define how I will remember the year, it has still been a year worth celebrating. Like every year, there were adventures, successes, failures, gifts, and...
My Dad, a beautiful soul who will be so missed.

My Dad, a beautiful soul who will be so missed.

Early in the morning on October 11 my father took his last breath before passing away peacefully with me, my mom and my brother right there with him. He had been at home in hospice after being hospitalized and diagnosed with acute leukemia just a few weeks prior. For...
Winding down, and getting going again

Winding down, and getting going again

On Saturday I participated in a neighborhood festival in Chicago, and it was the first outdoor art tent I’ve set up in probably a decade. It was something that caught me a bit by surprise, when my friend and former student Satish asked me to do it with him and...
Uncorked at the Oak Park Conservatory

Uncorked at the Oak Park Conservatory

Coming up on Friday, June 24, I will be participating as a Plein Air artist in the annual Uncorked event from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Oak Park Conservatory! Every few years I paint at one of the properties on the Garden Walk, and this year I will be doing this instead. As...
A Sweet Commission & Spring Blossoms

A Sweet Commission & Spring Blossoms

To start off, I got GREAT news from Scotland! Eight of the eleven commissioned paintings I sent over in March sold at Kate Durran’s piano concerts, along with a pile of notecards! She will have more concerts of the Bach Toccatas, so I am leaving the remaining...