Spring is here! Finally, the warm sunny weather we have been waiting for has finally arrived, and with it comes the beautiful blossoms of azaleas. I wanted to share one of my most recent paintings with you “Pink Azaleas” in celebration of this lovely weather we have been having. Spring is always such an inspiring […]
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Big Dam Sunset
First off, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who came out to my art show this past Friday. It was a fun event, and the amount of support I received from family and friends was amazing. At this show I had the opportunity to present one of my newest works “Big Dam […]
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3/22/14 April Art Show In preparation for my new gallery opening, I will be hosting an art show at my current studio in Pulaski Heights Christian Church. Please come out, enjoy yourselves to some cheese and wine, and help support me on my new journey. The reception will be held Fri. April 18, 2014 from […]
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2/28/2014 New Beginnings Today’s blog is a celebration of new beginnings. I’m excited to say I am opening a gallery in April on Main Street in downtown Little Rock. The city is focusing reconstruction efforts on a four block segment of Main Street, in order to develop this part of downtown into a creative corridor. […]
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2/12/14 “Balancing Act” This painting is all about the act of balancing so many business, creative and personal things in my life. When I began to approach this painting, I really wanted to play with the idea of power and grace in a difficult balance. Power, being the enormous elephant, and grace being the petite […]
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2/5/14 House Commissions I love working within the parameters of a commission. Whether it is a portrait of a person, pet, house, etc. I enjoy the challenge of creating something vibrant and interesting about a subject that someone else has chosen. Here I worked from an image of Tom and Elizabeth Small’s home. I took […]
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9/16/13 Today, I decided to write about a topic that seems to be buzzing around my existence. Confidence. I chose this topic because I have been talking to my son about his inner game. I had the conversation with him, because I have been working on my own inner game. Confidence is a topic that […]
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8/28/13 This past weekend I took a workshop with David Bailin at the Arkansas Arts Center. David is an excellent artist who focuses on narrative drawing. I took the the workshop to get out of my normal process a little. I wanted to grow and stretch. It was a fantastic workshop! I learned a lot […]
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