just before zzz

11" x 11" charcoal on Strathmore paper

It was a lazy, hot Sunday morning and Tru was ready for another nap.
Triple digits are the forecast for the entire week. Welcome to August in Texas!

turquoise flora

6" x 9 11/16" oil and acrylic on blended wood panel | nfs

I decided to do a series of constructs based on the golden section, that classic proportion found all around us. Here's a detail of my favorite part...

To keep the creative juices flowing when you feel all squeezed out, experience has taught me to alternate simplicity with complexity.

Recently I finished a painting in which I was especially emotionally attached. For weeks I dabbled, knowing it wasn't quite right...sanding over it...cutting it in half...at long last, complete.

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