I live and work in Wichita Kansas. BFA Drawing and Painting, Wichita State University,1978 Graduate Studies University of Colorado, Boulder, Drawing and Painting 1979-1980 MFA University of Kansas, Drawing and Painting, Lawrence,1985 Various shows and awards from then to now.
Each painting is important to me. I labor over each one until I get to a place when I feel there is no more to add. Each painting is coated with a low sheen matte varnish which will protect it for years to come. I then carefully frame them. When one sells , I will securely pack it for shipping and will let you know tracking #s. I will work with you to resolve any shipping issues or damages. I can arrange local delivery.
ON GOING BLOG As an old man artist i've experienced a lot of ups and downs in my journey as an artist. I've had periods of focus and at times, in fact, most of the time, focusing on other things, things that really matter, like family, kids, jobs, relationships. Its a balancing act for sure. Sometimes people ask if im a full time artist, implying if you aren't, you are not really serious about it. I believe most artists are serious , they just haven't had the opportunities to excel or time or focus to reach their potential. For me, its difficult to not be creative, I feel compelled to create. There is this tug in my chest that I don't understand. This impulse does not always result inart, more ofen than not it results in a remodeling project or creatively fixing something, glueing broken things back together, putting in a patio in my back yard, that kind of thing. Those all stem from the same creative reservoir. For those who want to go deeper into what this is all about, and I don't blame you for for avoiding this page and listening to an artist blather on about the important work they are doing to save the whales or the world or whatever important or trendy cause is going on right now. Those issues can change from day to day and don't last. That is not what this is about. It's more about the nature of art itself. Lets go back. Children, pretty much right out of the box are creating and exploring this new world they' ve been forced into. They have no inhibitions in drawing wild representations of the world around them, it comes naturally. Of course in time they may learn better technique if they are inclined to, and may go on to be quite good at representation and judged accordingly, but the act of being creative seems like something we are born with, but over time we forget. We lose touch with the child in us. The caveat to this is I do believe some people may be more inclined to tune into their creative impulses than others, thus we have artists and others in any creative field. People who actively engage with that creative tug. Because i' m a visual artist i'll be coming from that context, but some of this may be applied to other creative disciplines as well. To be clear, all of this can be up for debate. Art is a slippery subject. My only authority is that i' ve been doing it a long time and over that time have come to some conclusions. Not rules, not laws, just my own thoughts on what this thing we call ART really is.