Studio Updates

ArtApr 23, 2026

There are times I am tempted to take the full painting and cut out the best parts for a standalone.

ArtApr 21, 2026

Inspired by my trip out west a few weeks ago, a big open sky on a western plain. Initial layers are set, waiting for the paint to dry a little.

Traditional Art

A gallery of traditional art pieces

Norman Rockwell and his ability to translate reality to canvas.

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The Argument at the Easel: What Aphantasia Taught Me About Painting

I can see a painting perfectly before I start, and that turns out to be the problem. What aphantasia, and the animators who cannot picture anything, taught me about the argument between the image in my head and the paint on the canvas.

AphantasiaNeurosciencePainting

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Distant Storm and a Lesson in Not Over Doing It

I "called it" on my largest oil painting ever, inspired by our recent trip out west to the Grand Canyon. Textually, it works, but compositionally, it failed.

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"From Angels to Insects": Reimagining an An Original Idea

From Angels to Insects explores the tension between the divine and the mortal through layered abstraction, evolving an older work into a textured meditation on transformation, struggle, and resilience.

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Dark City - An Experiment in Palette Knife Usage

A dark-themed oil painting on a 24x36 canvas had me experimenting with a palette knife in place of a brush.

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Wisconsin Inspires a Brewing Storm, an Oil Painting Landscape

After a recent trip to Wisconsin, I was inspired to depict a stormy sky within my brushwork.