It sounds corny, I know it. But I don’t care. It’s the truth: I miss cuddling. At the end of a long stressful day, one of my favorite things to do when I was married was to hold my wife in my arms and just breathe together. Our heartbeats and our respiratory rhythm would sync… Continue reading Let’s Watch
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Feature Wall of the Madeley Gallery
During the month of November, ten brand new artworks of mine are on view and for sale at the Madeley Gallery of the Conroe Art League in Conroe, TX. This series, “Movement Over Calm,” is one that captures my fascination with athletic disposition over a base of calm centeredness. Two keys to my sanity are… Continue reading Feature Wall of the Madeley Gallery
The Journey Is the Reward
When I left Chicago and decided to start over in Texas, I knew I was in for some tough times. Creating something from nothing — in this case, an art career — that can sustain one’s life both monetarily and spiritually was a task full of hardships, many of which I couldn’t even conceive. And… Continue reading The Journey Is the Reward
Let Go
Let. Go. They are just two, simple words. And yet the action they call for still seems impossible. From the moment I wake each day my mind races with all of the things — the menial, the necessary, the dire, the clutter — and the anxiety associated with each one compounds into the next one… Continue reading Let Go
I’ll Be Happy When…
A familiar quote landed on my radar again this week reminding me to get my shit together. It’s one I’ve read many times and one I try to implement as often as possible. Yet it still seems to escape me. It’s Sam Harris‘: “You can’t wait to solve all your problems to be happy.” You… Continue reading I’ll Be Happy When…
Behind “Help”
“Asking for help is not giving up. Asking for help is refusing to give up.” — The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse The subjects of my art tend to revolve around health, fitness, movement and mindfulness. For me, these things take up the most neurological real estate, so that’s what my pictures… Continue reading Behind “Help”
Nature Is My Reset
You’ve been there. We all have. Stuck on a problem. Can’t make something work. Frustrated beyond belief. Instead of banging your head against the wall hoping things will change, be kind to yourself. Take a step outside into nature. Allow your mind to reset. I once read that Albert Einstein was a habitual walker and… Continue reading Nature Is My Reset
The Struggle for Now
You are young and life is long, and there is time to kill today And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun” -Pink Floyd, Time Recently I was reminded that I can’t wait to solve all my problems to… Continue reading The Struggle for Now
Good Problem to Have
My idea bank — the place in my brain I set aside for future art projects that have the potential to be really cool — has become the cereal aisle. Too. Many. CHOICES. Good problem to have. It’s always better to have an excess of good ideas as opposed to having none! Of course, this… Continue reading Good Problem to Have
Religion of the Mind
Growing up a Star Wars fanatic, I became obsessed with the idea of “the Force” at an early age. The idea that there exists a mystical energy field that controls my destiny was one that I felt compelled to explore. So when I later discovered Daoism and its promise of absolute principle underlying the entire… Continue reading Religion of the Mind