As I was working away on these portraits of powerhouse women, some thoughts came to mind based on their attire. I’ll plainly confess, I don’t know much of significance (if anything) about the worlds from which these two hail. Consequently my following mental musings may lack some critical background information…

Wherever you are, whatever you find yourself doing at the end of 2021, I hope that you can to peer through the gloom of difficult circumstances, and focus on the things that bring a smile to your heart. There is Light to be found in the Christmas season, but sometimes we have to look hard for it and push the shadows out of the way very intentionally.

Until recently I had only a superficial appreciation about them; however, as with most things, the more one focuses on it, the more one’s interest or awareness of it grows.

Part of the reason I suggested this scene to my client was that the river rock is composed of a lot of greys and blues that meshed well with the décor and feel of the lobby and office space. Looking back I’m astounded that I didn’t see more in the reference image.

Despite the riskiness of it, being an Artist is actually a good path for me, but it has pitfalls about which I must be aware.

I’m enjoying creating a small series fungus paintings on round canvases as a fun (!) start to the year.

With this update come sincere hopes that you and your loved ones have faired well through this difficult few months and are healthy and well. I also extend a caring “hang in there” to those for whom this Pandemic lock-down has been especially trying.

2019 was to be a ‘production year’ for me to restock my supply of art for exhibitions; consequently, I only participated in three shows…. 60% of my work was commissions (custom paintings ordered by specific clients), some of which were extremely involved, and were quite challenging.