Blog index

November 2024

• mid november, 2024 11/14/24
  
• The Message 11/10/24
  

October 2024

• progress report 10/21/24
  
• Peddling in Trinidad 10/18/24
  
• Tangled 10/8/24
  

August 2024

• creative process / "Tangled" 8/25/24
  
• Obscura 8/10/24
  

June 2024

• getting back in the saddle... 6/26/24
  
• Trinidad Harbor 6/26/24
  
• Language of The Soul 6/13/24
  

May 2024

• Harvest 5/12/24
  

April 2024

• Stage 2: carving the canvas 4/20/24
  
• dusk 4/20/24
  

March 2024

• Stage 1: an exercise in color 3/24/24
  
• Portals & Webs 3/21/24
  

February 2024

• new month, new piece 2/2/24
  

January 2024

• Wayfarer 1/29/24
  
• Full Lagoon 1/7/24
  
• new year, new piece 1/2/24
  

December 2023

• Outburst, 40" x 33" 12/31/23
  

November 2023

• Morris Graves Museum of Art 11/25/23
  
• Studio snap shots 11/12/23
  

October 2023

• The North Coast 10/27/23
  
• Going Big 10/24/23
  
• Whisper 10/23/23
  
• glow 10/17/23
  

September 2023

• a fresh start 9/30/23
  
• The Kiss of Life 9/30/23
  

August 2023

• deconstructing my view 8/25/23
  
• Polaris 8/15/23
  
• studio saturday 8/12/23
  

July 2023

• Trinidad Art Gallery (new display) 7/30/23
  
• north coast navigation 7/26/23
  
• The Burning Sky 7/26/23
  
• process / progress 7/7/23
  

June 2023

• Trinidad Town Hall 6/23/23
  
• New Studio 6/13/23
  
• Delosperma 6/10/23
  
• Demo Days 6/10/23
  

April 2023

• Sidetrack 4/25/23
  
• creating "sidetrack" 4/15/23
  
• Green Flag 4/10/23
  
• The Golden Hour 4/10/23
  
• Rainbow's End 4/10/23
  

March 2023

• green flag 3/30/23
  
• the golden hour 3/25/23
  
• rainbow's end 3/19/23
  
• prepping new work 3/18/23
  
• Warning Sign 3/7/23
  
• Private Rain 3/7/23
  
• warning sign 3/2/23
  

February 2023

• snow! 2/23/23
  
• private rain 2/6/23
  
• Trinidad Art Gallery 2/2/23
  

January 2023

• A Midday Melody 1/19/23
  
• First Light 1/19/23
  
• Pockets of Now 1/3/23
  

December 2022

• december, 2022 12/6/22
  

November 2022

• Capacity (revised) 11/9/22
  
• glorious 11/4/22
  

October 2022

• revising "capacity" 10/28/22
  
• Song of the Sea 10/25/22
  

August 2022

• a fresh start 8/31/22
  
• Denim 8/23/22
  
• end o' august 8/20/22
  
• Forbes & Associates 8/19/22
  
• Trinidad Art Gallery 8/19/22
  
• Front Yard 8/9/22
  

July 2022

• new piece (in progress) 7/30/22
  
• Limerence 7/27/22
  
• mid july 7/15/22
  
• Presence 7/11/22
  
• July 4 7/4/22
  

June 2022

• The Point Of Entry 6/30/22
  
• Exhibit at RAA 6/15/22
  
• June, 2022 6/14/22
  
• Capacity 6/2/22
  

May 2022

• coloring 5/25/22
  
• "Made In Tahoe" exhibit 5/9/22
  

April 2022

• working in green 4/7/22
  

March 2022

• The Magic Garden 3/31/22
  

February 2022

• a different approach 2/28/22
  
• Anodyne 2/27/22
  

January 2022

• the coloring process 1/19/22
  
• Trinidad Art Gallery 1/19/22
  

November 2021

• the engraving process 11/27/21
  
• Hope 11/15/21
  
• Float 11/10/21
  
• Ablaze 11/4/21
  
• rolling along 11/2/21
  

October 2021

• Intoxica 10/28/21
  
• Joy 10/19/21
  
• Joined Trinidad Art Gallery 10/17/21
  
• Flor 10/13/21
  
• Paddling with Pelicans 10/2/21
  
• future memory 10/1/21
  

September 2021

• autumn bliss 9/22/21
  
• In Memory Of 9/13/21
  

August 2021

• Exhibit at Forbes & Associates, Trinidad, CA 8/26/21
  
• new start / august 19 8/19/21
  

July 2021

• The Echo of Time 7/29/21
  
• 07.27.21 7/28/21
  
• finishing touches 7/23/21
  
• adding color 7/12/21
  
• carving the canvas 7/1/21
  

June 2021

• return to structure 6/28/21
  
• Torrent 6/27/21
  
• i took a detour 6/27/21
  

May 2021

• End o' May 5/25/21
  
• Fade 5/2/21
  

April 2021

• work in progress 4/17/21
  
• Del Fuego 4/5/21
  

March 2021

• continuing on 3/17/21
  
• Dream In Blue 3/16/21
  

February 2021

• dream in blue / progression 2/24/21
  
• Studio Saturday 2/20/21
  
• The Verge 2/20/21
  
• a room with a view 2/4/21
  

January 2021

• Another Adventure 1/6/21
  

December 2020

• Wet Blanket 12/22/20
  
• details 12/11/20
  
• playing with color 12/5/20
  

November 2020

• fresh start 11/29/20
  
• The Counting Days 11/27/20
  
• wrapping it up 11/20/20
  
• working the final color 11/16/20
  
• carving the outlines 11/14/20
  

October 2020

• painting the carved mandalas 10/20/20
  
• snapshots 10/20/20
  
• carving the mandalas 10/15/20
  
• initial layout 10/9/20
  
• Boulder! 10/9/20
  

September 2020

• Summer Rain 9/15/20
  

August 2020

• maintaining momentum 8/12/20
  
• Roundabout 8/10/20
  
• Another Round 8/4/20
  

July 2020

• La Costa Norte 7/19/20
  
• finishing touches 7/18/20
  
• filling in the blanks 7/2/20
  

June 2020

• another adventure 6/19/20
  
• Mirage, updated 6/17/20
  
• Bella Vista 6/17/20
  
• Studio Silhouette 6/17/20
  

May 2020

• creating bella vista 5/16/20
  
• Jubilo 5/15/20
  
• sheltering in place 5/5/20
  
• revisiting jubilo 5/1/20
  

April 2020

• Fiesta 4/27/20
  
• maintaining momentum 4/15/20
  
• Aurora 4/15/20
  
• back to basics 4/5/20
  

March 2020

• gloria 3/25/20
  
• tuning the color 3/15/20
  
• blessed 3/14/20
  
• springtime/rebirth 3/13/20
  
• Phase Completed 3/13/20
  
• Westhaven Center for the Arts 3/2/20
  

February 2020

• zig zag wanderer 2/27/20
  
• studio saturday 2/22/20
  
• details 2/19/20
  
• update 2/16/20
  
• Mother Earth is my true love 2/5/20
  
• Grateful to live here! 2/4/20
  
• progress report 2/4/20
  

January 2020

• early stage 1/14/20
  
• Portals & Webs 1/11/20
  
• Art is... 1/8/20
  

December 2019

• Searching for Satori 12/27/19
  
• Submerged 12/27/19
  
• year's end 12/15/19
  
• tuning the color 12/1/19
  

November 2019

• moving in 11/30/19
  
• first steps 11/7/19
  
• Deep Breath 11/4/19
  
• Cluster 11/4/19
  

October 2019

• End of October 10/30/19
  
• Finishing Touches 10/16/19
  

September 2019

• Fine tuning the color 9/30/19
  
• A big one 9/9/19
  
• Decora 9/9/19
  
• color & wire 9/1/19
  

August 2019

• off, again 8/17/19
  
• Source Material 8/1/19
  
• Camouflage 8/1/19
  

July 2019

• July 7/7/19
  
• New Day Rising 7/3/19
  
• Entire 7/3/19
  

June 2019

• The Final Steps 6/26/19
  
• gotta keep movin' 6/6/19
  
• stitching the wire 6/4/19
  

May 2019

• working the color 5/15/19
  
• status update 5/13/19
  

April 2019

• Mirage 4/26/19
  
• Scratching Away 4/23/19
  

March 2019

• Covered In Lightning 3/29/19
  
• studio saturday 3/23/19
  
• resized this one 3/23/19
  
• Stitching With Wire 3/17/19
  
• Further Steps 3/14/19
  
• studio saturday 3/9/19
  
• my front yard 3/8/19
  

February 2019

• and now for something completely different... 2/24/19
  

January 2019

• Fine Tuning the Color 1/16/19
  
• Setting The Stage 1/8/19
  

December 2018

• Unearthed 12/25/18
  
• the next steps 12/5/18
  

October 2018

• narrowing the focus 10/28/18
  
• starting at clam beach 10/11/18
  
• New Works 2018 10/3/18
  

August 2018

• the home stretch 8/28/18
  

June 2018

• I still am working; this one is taking its time! 6/25/18
  
• North Coast Open Studios 6/2/18
  

April 2018

• working the details 4/29/18
  
• early stages 4/11/18
  
• mostly finished 4/11/18
  

December 2017

• moving along 12/26/17
  
• electric engraver 12/11/17
  
• the next step 12/2/17
  

November 2017

• the centerpiece 11/17/17
  
• i love it here! 11/6/17
  
• back to work 11/6/17
  
• Trinidad, CA 11/3/17
  

September 2017

• Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival 9/21/17
  
• Sausalito Fine Arts Festival 9/8/17
  

August 2017

• North Tahoe ARTour artwork 8/19/17
  

July 2017

• Local Forecast 7/21/17
  
• July 20th 7/20/17
  
• in yellow 7/19/17
  

June 2017

• in green 6/25/17
  
• a quick one 6/25/17
  
• finishing touches 6/16/17
  

May 2017

• old photos 5/6/17
  

April 2017

• April 26, 2017 4/26/17
  

March 2017

• ode to winter 3/30/17
  

February 2017

• new work 2/16/17
  
• "Revelation" 2/12/17
  

January 2017

• too much snow 1/25/17
  
• new year, new work 1/6/17
  
• winter wonderland 1/6/17
  

December 2016

• working anew 12/6/16
  

November 2016

• studio saturday 11/26/16
  
• studio saturday 11/12/16
  

October 2016

• autumn hike 10/23/16
  
• windmilling 10/19/16
  

September 2016

• Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival 9/19/16
  

August 2016

• blazing winter 8/30/16
  
• in progress 8/24/16
  
• finished 8/23/16
  
• studio saturday 8/20/16
  
• coming into focus 8/18/16
  
• scratching away 8/15/16
  
• studio saturday 8/13/16
  
• first step 8/8/16
  
• working in circles 8/2/16
  

July 2016

• finished image 7/30/16
  
• studio saturday 7/30/16
  
• today's progress 7/26/16
  
• another starting point 7/25/16
  
• "Thicket" 7/24/16
  
• work complete 7/24/16
  
• studio saturday 7/16/16
  
• the final stages 7/2/16
  

June 2016

• revisiting and revising old ideas 6/10/16
  

March 2016

• working with lava 3/30/16
  
• tropical textures 3/11/16
  

January 2016

• Near Hana 1/30/16
  
• Revival 1/23/16
  

December 2015

• starting to work the color 12/10/15
  

November 2015

• revisiting haleakala 11/2/15
  

October 2015

• new studio 10/27/15
  

September 2015

• Another round of carving the canvas. 9/16/15
  
• Adding Color 9/10/15
  
• etching process completed 9/6/15
  

August 2015

• status update 8/26/15
  

July 2015

• Building upon the framework. 7/31/15
  
• Laying down the basics. 7/29/15
  
• This is how I begin: 7/29/15
  

April 2015

• tropical minded 4/29/15
  

March 2015

• road tripping 3/14/15
  

February 2015

• Botanical Inspirations... 2/12/15
  

January 2015

• Getting back to new work 1/25/15
  

December 2014

• Getting lost & found with the color 12/17/14
  

November 2014

• Continuing on... 11/7/14
  

October 2014

• Beginning a new piece. 10/31/14
  
• Refining the color 10/23/14
  
• Coloring the etchings. 10/17/14
  
• Etching the sky pattern. 10/16/14
  
• Etching the water design. 10/13/14
  
• Working the base color. 10/11/14
  
• The foundation has been laid. 10/9/14
  
• Fractured Clarity 10/2/14
  

September 2014

• This one pretty much created itself! 9/11/14
  
• Fine tuning 9/5/14
  
• Exhibit at Soule Domain 9/3/14
  

August 2014

• Fresh start, 08/09/14 8/9/14
  
• Working atop scrap 8/1/14
  

July 2014

• The Color Process 7/15/14
  
• The next steps 7/2/14
  

June 2014

• The beginning stages 6/24/14
  
• Lost & Found 6/18/14
  

May 2014

• Magnet's Coil 5/27/14
  
• Working New, May 2014 5/9/14
  

April 2014

• Whirlwind 4/18/14
  
• The home stretch 4/5/14
  
• A few beginning steps. 4/2/14
  

March 2014

• Studio Saturday 3/29/14
  
• Catch the Wind 3/27/14
  
• Another Landscape (of sorts). 3/10/14
  
• Evolution of a landscape 3/2/14
  

February 2014

• Wolfdale's exhibit. 2/28/14
  
• Tuesday morning. 2/18/14
  
• Monday afternoon. 2/17/14
  
• Friday. 2/14/14
  
• Wednesday. 2/12/14
  
• Tuesday morning. 2/11/14
  
• Stretching the canvas 2/11/14
  
• Monday morning. 2/10/14
  
• Documenting the finished work 2/8/14
  
• Filling the detail 2/4/14
  
• Laying the pattern. 2/4/14
  

January 2014

• The etching process 1/30/14
  
• The color process. 1/29/14
  
• Let the magic begin. 1/24/14
  
• Starting new work 1/22/14
  
• Preparing for a new exhibit 1/22/14
  
• maintaining the flow 1/7/14
  

December 2013

• Zeroing in on the solution. 12/22/13
  
• The foundation has been laid. 12/17/13
  
• Last in the series 12/13/13
  
• Coming into focus 12/6/13
  
• Matt Dodge Exhibit at Uncorked Squaw Valley 12/4/13
  

November 2013

• Another starting point 11/19/13
  
• Filling in the gaps. 11/11/13
  
• Playing with color 11/5/13
  
• Begin Again 11/1/13
  

October 2013

• the home stretch 10/29/13
  
• resolving the color 10/15/13
  

September 2013

• laying the background pattern 9/27/13
  
• another step further 9/24/13
  
• outlining the details. 9/11/13
  
• refining the color 9/5/13
  
• Back to work 9/3/13
  

July 2013

• working some scrap 7/29/13
  
• a quick one 7/17/13
  
• Tahoe ARTour 7/14/13
  

June 2013

• continuing the series. 6/8/13
  
• friday 6/7/13
  
• thursday 6/6/13
  
• wednesday 6/5/13
  
• tuesday 6/4/13
  
• monday 6/3/13
  
• sunday 6/2/13
  

May 2013

• friday 5/31/13
  
• thursday update 5/30/13
  
• wednesday 5/29/13
  
• tuesday 5/28/13
  
• monday 5/27/13
  
• adding dynamics 5/23/13
  
• working the detail 5/16/13
  
• gotta keep moving 5/6/13
  
• the finish 5/3/13
  
• feeling alright 5/1/13
  

April 2013

• progress report 4/24/13
  
• moving right along... 4/18/13
  
• experimenting with resin 4/17/13
  
• stretching canvas 4/12/13
  

March 2013

• one more time 3/26/13
  
• "Aloft" 3/26/13
  
• the etching process 3/20/13
  
• another new start 3/19/13
  
• finishing up 3/13/13
  
• taking shape 3/6/13
  

February 2013

• next steps 2/28/13
  
• working the color 2/26/13
  
• brand new start 2/14/13
  
• documenting my work 2/13/13
  
• looking ahead 2/6/13
  
• the home stretch 2/4/13
  

January 2013

• scraping away 1/31/13
  
• update 1/30/13
  
• tuesday update 1/29/13
  
• today's progress 1/28/13
  
• friday progress report 1/25/13
  
• detail of work in progress 1/24/13
  
• the etching process continues 1/22/13
  
• more progress 1/21/13
  
• Work in Progress 1/10/13