“An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.” -Charles Bukowski Charles Bukowski was an influential, 20th century, German American poet and novelist. For Christmas several years ago, my daughters gave me a sketch book with the above quotation written inside the front cover. […]

Drawing is something I have always done. When I began painting, I formulated an approach that necessitated a consistent commitment of time, and when I chose to have a family, I knew there would be concessions necessary. I would no longer have the luxury of time to paint plein air and consistently work in my […]