I was saddened to hear of the passing of artist and mentor Roland Reiss on December 13th. In 2018 I was fortunate to visit my daughter at college in Claremont and attend the opening of his show at the Claremont Museum of Art. He was always generous with is wisdom and advice, and I feel blessed to have been able to thank him at that time. I worked with him just a little as a student at CGU as he was a highly sought after professor, and there was only so much of Roland to sprea

I added a few pieces to the Burien Art Association's Art Market sale this year. A good fundraiser for a good organization. Here's a link to my work

I have stated multiple times that this blog should be considered more of a diary of sorts and I'm just kind of sharing my thoughts. It is meant to be casual. It's not like I'm out for a Pulitzer here. I recently had someone contact me about one of my blog posts, in fact they are perhaps interested in purchasing a piece. Anyway, I went back to the blog post and read it and was horrified to see all of the typos and some very awkwardly worded sentences I had left there. That spu

I got off to a good start at the Vashon Island Center for the Arts 2020 Miniatures show. This piece titled: Shwáh-kuk sold just a little while after the show officially opened. Shwáh-kuk simply translates to "frog". Here is a link to the show

I have 3 works at the Lynn Hanson Gallery for the Reset: Creating During Covid exhibition. There is a virtual artwalk opening on Thursday December 3rd from 5:00 - 7:00 and a Virtual Reception, Second Saturday, January 12, 2-4, look for a Zoom invitation closer to that date on the website. www.lynnhansongallery.com