Philosophy: this category is a catch-all, and its articles and videos focus on my art theories as well as on my philosophies about life.

“Encore un mort.”

“Another death.”  That’s what my grandmother would say every time she heard the church bells ring for a funeral.

My family and me

In many ways, Subjective has gone beyond its original intent to explore portraiture’s nature.  My favorite unexpected benefit of the series is how it has allowed me to celebrate the people in my life who have been so formative to me as a person and as an artist.

“There are however little snakes among the beams.”

Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun understood the complex social dynamics surrounding portraits and, more specifically, portraits painted by a woman.

Change

I thought I understood change when I did a series of “before” and “after” portraits in 2006 and 2007, but, recently, I’ve discovered just how little I knew.

Butterfly

A meditation on distance, difference, and my grandmother.

Why portraiture is different

Portraiture is unlike any other genre, and its special qualities come with responsibilities as well as surprising consequences.

The gentle art of making portraits

James McNeill Whistler wasn’t the only artist to struggle with portraiture as a genre, but his Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Painter’s Mother proves that he’s one of the artists who won the struggle. 

What the Arlésienne is missing

Long before Becca and I created Subjective, artists like Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin were making paintings from the same subject.

The Dregs at the Art Gym

Brandy Cochrane and Paul Middendorf’s Dregs, on view at the Marylhurst Art Gym right now, raises important questions about consent and responsibility in portraiture. 

Oregon Art Beat, me, and everyone I know

When KC contacted me about featuring my work on Oregon Art Beat, I was thrilled, but my exhilaration was followed immediately by an overwhelming sense of terror.  I was convinced I would be boring.  So I did what any portrait artist would do: I put my subjects in the spotlight!

Goal!

I didn’t understand the value of setting real goals until I met David.

The context makes the art.

Behind her famous smile, Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa hides the key to understanding context.

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