Category Archives: art

AVAA 35th Anniversary Exhibit

AVAA’s 35th Anniversary Exhibit Feb. 2 – Feb. 22 Where: Dougherty Arts Center Opening reception: Feb. 2nd, 6-8 p.m. Austin Visual Artists Association is a 501C3nonprofit, serving the contemporary arts in Austin since 1977. This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division believing an investment [...]

Painting: Cotton On To

“Cotton On To” – Acrylic on 16″ x 16″ panel   This is a scene I was used to growing up in south Texas. I’d see the rows and rows of tiny mountains…they’d follow me as I sat in the backseat of the blue station wagon we had. I’d imagine the chasing shadows were an [...]

Painting: KTP in NYC

KTP in NYC – Acrylic on 16″ x 16″ panel.   I traveled to NYC this summer to visit a friend and check out the city again. My friends, Liz and Katie have a place in Brooklyn where I was able to crash. Each day I got up with Liz and headed into the city [...]

Art show…art shows?

This blog has taken a back seat to life and art. Not a bad thing I think, but I need to give some updates. First off, one of my self portraits was accepted into the Austin Art Space 12buy12 show. If you’re interested, go check it out, it should be up until January 7th. If [...]

Patience and Presence

What I need to keep reminding myself of: At times I feel that things are moving too slowly and I want to get “there” now! At other times I feel like life is moving too fast and I can’t keep up and I get overwhelmed.   I feel this in painting, in relationships, in my [...]

Daily Drawings and such…

A few random draw-er-rings added. I’m working on a bigger painting, but would prefer to post when I’m closer to being done. I seem to move from opposite ends of my spectrum: super busy and wanting time alone to super lonely and wanting to be busy. Hopefully soon I can find a happy medium…either way [...]