Saturday, February 23, 2008

"then and now" 48x48 oil, mixed media on linen
This painting is in the St George Parade of Homes.
The home is beautiful, built by JD Thompson.
Elegantly designed by Chris Evans, it was a pleasure to collaborate with
such talented and creative artisan's.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

2008

Last week I gave an art talk at Southern Utah University.
I talked about where my artwork began and where it is going.
While preparing for this talk I had the chance to look back at
myself and my work.
This is a self portraite I did in Canada in 1998.
I did this painting as I was struggling to find who I was as an artist.
Was I going to be an figuritive painter or would I alow myself to look
at the possibility of abstraction.
What a turning point that was for me, to look outside of what I knew and was comfortable with and explore.
What a great way to start 2008 by remembering where I started.