As artists, we spend hours alone in our studios. Some of us listen to music, others to Podcasts or maybe you're like Basquiat and play the same song over and over again. I'm picky about the music in the studio.  [...]

Inspiration can come from other genres. While in the middle of writing this post, one of my favorite musicians, Jon Batiste came on my InstaG feed.  You may know Jon as the bandleader on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.  [...]

The piece went dark and moody. It started off full of optimism with cloud patterns of pinks, creams and purples. No discernible composition or defined shapes. I wanted to keep it loose and up-lifting. “New colors.” My friend noticed. After [...]

The first day back in the studio started in a simple way. Prepping panels. Out comes the white ground, the quarter inch birch panels and a brush. Turn on the music and begin again. The brush glides smoothly over the [...]