CHILD LIKE

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."  ~Pablo Picasso~

How Bout Those Apples - Acrylic on Arches paper

HIKE

This last weekend I spent some quality time with wife, son and grandson. We hiked through historic Holcomb Valley, north of Big Bear.

ROCKING THE BOAT

My greatest fear...

Henri Matisse's painting "Le Bateau" (The Boat). On October 18th, 1961 it was hung in the MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) in New York City. Forty-seven days later Henri's son demanded it be taken down for it was on display upside down.

Floating - Pastel on Canson Pastel paper

MORE FOUND THINGS

Cleaning my studio keeps turning up old projects.



Our cat Bailey - Acrylic on Arches paper

 Teri's Garden - Acrylic

APPLE GRATE FINDS

Seems like I sure did a lot of art that I didn't like.

I'M DOING MY PART!

"Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make good art."  ~Neil Gaiman

Well...I've got the 'mistake' part down!

Bear Pond - Pastel Painting

SPRING CLEANING

I spent a few hours going through and sorting my stack of paintings and prints that didn't quite turn out as hoped. Found a few that I might revisit with an open mind.