I have a chance to get into an artist live/work space—the reason I finally gave up on the Bay Area…
The Sanity of Non-Human Animals
Some kind of strange reversal is happening in my art life. As the country we live in becomes, more overtly,…
Motherland: 2019 CoCA Member's Show
I am excited and honored to have one of my virgin paintings selected to be part of Motherland, the 2019…
WolverDoug and the Uncanny X-Them
This is a Christmas gift for my Minnesota brother-in-law, Doug Nelson. Which I delivered, just a little over a year…
Francisco Toledo, Oaxaqueño Extraordinaire
This brief piece in the NY Times doesn’t begin to describe the impact of Francisco Toledo. But it’s a very…
What I Meant to Say…
For the closing reception of the 2019 Members’ show, CoCA invited artists to give 5-minute presentations about their pieces. Notre…
Junior
Dear friends referred a friend of theirs who wanted a portrait of their dog Junior to me. He had been…
R.I.P. Rabbit and Mimi
One of the hardest choices to make, when I returned from Oaxaca and committed to making visual art, was…
Opening: Motherland, the 2019 Seattle CoCA Members’ Show
Motherland, the 2019 CoCA Members’ Show opens this Thursday, March 7, 2019. I am so excited by this show. Besides…
2018 La Familia Loteria Part 2
This is Round 2 of the 2018 Loteria cards for the familia…which were actually ready to rumble before Christmas, but I didn’t…