Happenings
Blog, Upcoming Exhibitions, Classes, etc.
Drawing at the Conservatory and Other Springtime Adventures …
A few weeks ago I had the good fortune of being invited to accompany my friend Jill to the Garfield Park Conservatory to draw, and it was a really sweet couple of hours we spent going from greenhouse to greenhouse, taking it all in and sketching all kinds of flora. I...
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.
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
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 another...
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
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 three...
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