Dear Subscribers,

Greetings.

First, I have a message/request for my collectors.

I'm currently in the process of building a complete online archive of my paintings. It will extend from paintings sold as a student in 2008 all the way to present day works. It feels good to record the arc of my career in a more organized format. I'm hoping the archive will help to establish the provenance of collectors' property, provide context for secondary market value, help to value collections for insurance purposes, etc. You get the idea.

At somewhere over 400 paintings, this is quite a task. It involves rebuilding my records of sales and collector information. It's a little messy here, since half of my work has been sold through galleries, sometimes at one-off exhibitions or competitions, and sometimes I never knew who the buyer was. I have gaps of information that I would like to fill. As a personal benefit, I'd enjoy connecting with some of those unknown collectors (and reconnecting with known!).

I've been working my way back in reverse chronological order (I just finished posting artworks from 2013). You can see the archive-in-progress HERE. I've begun to reach out to collectors to confirm which paintings are in their collections. Some of you have heard from me already, but there are many collectors that I haven't contacted yet. If you own one or more of my paintings and haven't heard from me, it's either because you're on the list but I haven't gotten to you yet, or I don't have your contact information, or I never knew you collected a certain painting from a gallery. Either way, if you are so inclined to preemptively contact me with info, I'd love to hear from you! It will certainly help to expedite my process, and also give me a chance to thank you for supporting me. Building the archive has become an exercise in gratitude--a reminder of the fact that my paintings are being enjoyed daily in homes around the world, and a reminder of my fortune in having so many people willing to pay for my art, each sale an absolute necessity for sustaining my career and practice.

The Archive (in progress)

New painting. I'm not sure what it signifies for my creative path, but it felt right to paint. Somewhere between pure abstraction and my version of realism. The title hasn't come to me yet, which is rare, but it will come. To be honest, I've been mulling over the best way to debut this painting for weeks (website or gallery etc) because I love the new direction to took me, but it feels different. Alas, sometimes it's best not to overthink things--so here it is.

First Stage. Painting on instinct and feeling, with knife and brush:

Next Stage:

Next Stage. The Face:

And the finished painting. This is on a 40x30in cradled panel with black painted 2in deep edges.

Explore the high quality full res image HERE.

It'll be up on the website soon.

The BoldBrush Show

Another new art podcast episode.

I was recently a guest on The BoldBrush Show (episode 51). I enjoyed this chat with host Laura Arango Baier. We discussed all sorts of things. Hopefully I provided some useful information. Let me know what you think.

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Last month I received an awesome message from fellow painter Rebekah Griffith (@rebekah.griffith.artist on IG) that really made my day. She said of my painting "Life Beneath The Stillness":

"Finally saw this piece in person today! The first thing that struck me was the cohesiveness of the painting. In the photo my eye kept going between the detailed still life and then the abstract, organic shapes. The colors are so much more powerful in person and really unite the piece, more than what a photo can capture. It really did hit me how cohesive it felt at the first sight. There is a lot of playful energy in the piece which captured and retained my attention. You had 3 other paintings on display as well; your work together is very powerful to see! It has always been a treat to see your work over the years at Gallery 1261."

So nice to hear. I'm often frustrated by the inadequacy of online viewing. Especially for oil. Just doesn't compare to in person viewing. Anyway, this was refreshing, and she said it's ok that I'm sharing her generous and thoughtful dm.

Thank you Rebekah!