ARTIST AT WORK
Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it.
– John Henry Newman
Each day I am involved in some form of artistic endeavor. I shuffle between mediums, subjects, and styles, hoping to paint that illusive masterpiece. While pastels allow for a more delicate detail of nuances, I find myself tiring of such narrative expression and relishing instead the suggestive form obtained from using the painting knife.
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“Creative work builds on what came before, and so in a sense there is nothing new under the sun. Except you: No one has the same creative DNA—the same combination of memories, dreams, doubts, fears, skillsets, secret freak superpowers and fantasizes. THAT’S what you draw upon to be “original.” A big part of becoming an artist is finding out and learning to accept who you are. As Kleon says, “You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself.”
Painting a still life in the studio
Painting a still life 2 in the studio
Painting a portrait on location
Painting a portrait on location 2
Plein-Air painting in Aspen
Painting outdoors in Aspen
Painting a commission in pastel
Painting in the studio
Painting in the studio 2