Happy Birthday to my youngest son! This is his rescued pup, Chancho. He’s a sweet boy. Chancho has his own Instagram following #Chancho_the_Chiweenie. Chancho 14×11 oil on panel

I started this painting in a different way – with movement. Music is going, big canvas, lots of room to move… With pencil in hand the marks were grand swirling gestures. Then I saw the[…]

So how does that happen? A commissioned prophetic painting? Here’s what I got from the client: babies, anchors and the color navy. I told this to an artist friend and she just blurted out a[…]

I came across this commission piece. I never met the woman who commissioned this in person. She saw my art, mostly portraits, in a coffee shop in downtown Winston Salem. She called and sent photos[…]

I find it fascinating to see the images that people choose to represent themselves. Facebook opens up the world in ways we cannot imagine. A glimpse into the lives we had no idea that even[…]

I was honored to participate in the Freedom 58 Project by painting this portrait of Avarielle who was a victim of the sex trade. Info from Freedom 58 Project Mission: Using art to give dignity[…]