You’ve got potential

I don’t believe anyone is a failure. Sure, we have all failed at something. If you’re breathing air, you’ve failed. That doesn’t define you as a failure. You’ve also got potential. True, there are some people who waste their lives or prefer to do evil, but until...

You Are Enough

Eighth grade was particularly difficult for me. In fact, all of junior high was like walking through a tank full of piranhas with a cut foot. But in eighth grade, I had the trifecta of bully-magnet looks: I had braces I got glasses The same week I got the glasses, I...

Better Living Through Photoshop

I’m a huge fan of traditional everything. Painting on actual canvas or panel. Drawing on paper, not a digital tablet. Reading a paper book, not a digital tablet. Writing paper letters or notes, not emailing. To me, there is a charm and care to all of these things,...

Painting History and Offline Crabcakes

These are some shots of my latest Four Dogs Tavern, in process. I’m still playing with the last one; the sky isn’t the way I want it, but I’m loving the glow of the candles in the windows! Four Dogs Tavern. Oil on newspaper-covered canvas.Christine...

Growing Up as an Artist

When I was little, my dad used to let me sit in his shop and build things. It was more like nailing little wood scraps together, but I think that’s where I got my love and ability for creating things. I have gotten more into woodwork and refinishing small pieces of...

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