I've just completed my third painting in a series of twelve that will span the Western Zodiac while delving into world cultures, mythologies, and archetypes. Before I go any further I would be remiss in not giving ample credit to my colleague and friend Peggy Petersen who has… read more.
In Tibet, monks have created mandalas from sand for centuries. They go to great lengths to fill in complex patterns with colored sand only to wipe it away when finished. A practice in non-attachment and a statement on the impermanence of things. In the process of creating… read more.
Painters generally work alone. I don't think it means that artists are necessarily hermits by nature...as a matter of fact by virtue of the time spent alone they can be ravenous consumers of culture and society when away from their work! I run the gamut, but certainly have a hermetic… read more.
...and in particular to my mentor and friend Charles Stokes who passed away last year. A part of his obituary described him well as being like a 'spontaneous combustion'. That he 'painted, drew, made music, invented his own musical insturments, wrote poetry, and made sculpture out of whatever… read more.
