Friends, the holidays are right around the corner, and if you’re looking for the perfect, most special gift for your friends, colleagues and loved ones, then look no further than a dynamic doodle portrait by yours truly! I love to paint portraits and my unique doodled backgrounds bring new light and deeper meaning to the… Continue reading Give the Gift of a Dynamic Doodle Portrait!
Tag: doodling
Explore Neurographic Art
Explore neurographic art and its calming effects! Starting on February 15, 2024, I’ll be teaching a 10-week course on this tangible, healing practice at the Conroe Art League on Thursdays from 6pm – 8pm. This class is being offered for FREE as a community service and is ideal for first responders, military personnel, veterans and… Continue reading Explore Neurographic Art
Hello Dolly!
If you’re like me then you can never get enough of the one and only, Dolly Parton! Yee haw! I’ve been following Dolly since I was a kid and she makes me smile just as much today as she did back then. That’s why when deciding what to paint for the Conroe Art League’s 10th… Continue reading Hello Dolly!
Memory Maker
One of the best parts of my job as an artist is evoking emotion from others. My favorite works of art often move me. They move me to tears, to smile, to roar! As a connoisseur, I am drawn to art that makes me feel something. So when I was recently contacted by an old… Continue reading Memory Maker
Neurographic Art
This coming Saturday, July 29, I’m teaching a fun “Doodles and Donuts” workshop at the Ardest Gallery in the Woodlands. The topic we will be creating around is neurographic art. For some, the term neurographic art is just a fancy way of saying “doodling”, or free form stream-of-consciousness drawing. But for me the specific term… Continue reading Neurographic Art
Inspired, Part 2
Last week, I dove into some initial takeaways from the book entitled The Creative Act: A Way of Being by the legendary music producer, Rick Rubin. My focus for Part 1 was understanding where artists find inspiration for their works. Of course, there doesn’t always have to be inspiration. A lot of times, great art… Continue reading Inspired, Part 2
Pen Loyalty
The most poignant moment in my life as an avid doodler was upon graduating to junior high school, where, instead of having to use a #2 pencil at all times to complete homework, we were allowed to use a black or blue ball point pen. And the choir of angels did sing at this inception.… Continue reading Pen Loyalty
Black and White
Most of my artistic tastes and habits were formed during my youth. I’ve written about my introduction to Dali and surrealism and how that affected my style. When it comes to color palettes, though I do play with color in my works, my heart always returns to the simple, austere boldness of black and white.
Noise
When I work on a piece very rarely do I see it all the way through, from start to finish, in one sitting. In general, I work on four or five different projects at a time — all in different stages of development.