Video Snippet: Teaching At Stanford Sierra Camp Every year I’m honored to teach an art class at Stanford Medical Alumni Sierra Camp at Fallen Leaf Lake in South Lake Tahoe, California. It’s wonderful to work with brilliant Stanford physicians, medical students, doctoral students and their families. Here are some snippets from the journey as well […]
Gestural Self Expression In Art
Gestural Self Expression in Art Every summer I teach an art workshop for Stanford physicians at Stanford Sierra Camp with Jane Lombard, MD. Creativity and self expression is essential for everyone, including physicians. Stanford Medical School and Hospital has been on a mission of incorporating art into the medical school curriculum as well as […]
Don’t Lick The Paint: What Artists Can Learn From Mozart & Other Artists
I was in rapid fire communication with my editor Yolande McLean this morning. I told her that I needed to read through the entire manuscript of my forthcoming book The Artist’s Journey again. This would be the zillionth time I’d pored over it since I began writing it eighteen months ago. Yolande’s […]
Keeping It Alive: Moving Past Repetition In Your Art
Keeping It Alive: Moving Past Repetition In Your Art Have you ever had the experience of creating a painting you love only to be afraid that you won’t be able to create a painting like that again? That it’ll be a one hit wonder?I remember years ago painting oil landscapes on panel at the Palo Alto […]
The Crossroads Of Conflicting Voices In Your Art
I want to share with you some thoughts about how working with and finding yourself in unknown territory in your art can open you up to deeper experimentation.At first, when you try something unfamiliar, it can feel scary and intimidating. You may feel frustrated because you don’t know exactly what to do. Your usual marks, moves and […]
The Holy Grail of Creating
There’s a secret to fulfilling your destiny as an artist To express yourself in your art, to search for your truth, you must first master yourself – a never-ending wrestling match with the dark angels of self doubt. It’s similar to the biblical story of Jacob wrestling all night until daybreak with an angel by […]
How To Get Unstuck In Your Abstract Paintings
I am finding ‘what to do next very challenging These are the words one artist I work with used to describe one of the biggest challenges most artists face. As artists, we face this problem of how to move past feeling stuck in abstract painting, in the middle of the painting, each time we […]
How To Finish Abstract Paintings
How Do You Know When Your Abstract Painting Is Finished? The question of how to finish abstract paintings and how to know when it’s finished is a pervasive one for artists. This question is for me the Gordian knot of painting. Just as with the Gordian knot…you’re not going to untie it by following […]
Color Secrets Of The Pros In Abstract Painting
An artist asked me recently about color secrets in abstract painting and how I think about and work with color. Color is an enormous topic and one you can spend a lifetime exploring and never reach the end of it! In the beginning of my painting journey, I couldn’t wait to get into my studio and […]
Repairing A Tear In Your Abstract Painting: Part II
Easily Repair A Tear In Your Abstract Painting If you work vigorously on paper and tear your painting, have no fear! You can easily repair a rip or tear in your abstract painting. In a previous video I showed you how to patch the tear from behind. In this video, I show you how to […]