Today was the last day of the Richard Diebenkorn exhibit at the Harwood Museum in Taos. It was the first time these paintings have ever been shown together–his “Albuquerque Series”. Diebenkorn created this work between January 1950 and June 1952, while he was a graduate student at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He [...]

My friend George Pratt just returned from Poland and Germany. He visited the concentration camps to do research on a project he’s been working on to illustrate Gabor Barabas’s poems about the Holocaust. George posted nearly eighty photographs from his trip on his blog. They are very moving to say the least–the subject, of course, [...]

I feel like my world has been spinning since I went to Jackson. It was a wise decision to plan my August with two full weeks of vacation after my show and workshop–knowing I would need it and deserve it–and it worked out great. I frolicked in the mountains, saw a couple hundred shooting stars, [...]

Ah! Hello again. Boy, I feel a little ‘out of shape’ with this blogging thing… Before too much time passes, I wanted to share a little about the workshop I taught recently in Jackson, WY. It was awesome–a wonderful group of artists, a super fun project, and a great facility. I have to admit that [...]

Hola. This is a quick post (in the midst of my parents’ visit) to share a few photos from my trip to Jackson Hole…so here are some from Yellowstone–the Grand Tetons, Old Faithful (that famous big Geyser), and a bunch of hot pools. I’ll post gallery photos soon!

(click image to see larger) Visit the on-line auction from August 5th – September 1st.

(this is a small sampling of some of my collage papers.) Penelope asked recently what kinds of papers I use for collage material. If you could visit my small studio, you’d notice the clutter of huge mounds of paper scraps…much like Cookie Monster’s dream when everything he touched turned to a pile of cookies. Alongside [...]

George Pratt’s Demo July 6th Tomorrow is my last day at the Academy. It’s 2:20 AM. Just got back to the “mansion” with the huge mango tree in the backyard stocked with large, green mangoes. What a tease. If they were ripe, I’d eat 3 of them right now. My stomach is growling, and although [...]

A student at the Illustration Academy just turned me on to this brand new book on Charley Harper. (thanks, Rob!) Oh, man….how excited am I! It’s a gem no doubt. Looks like it isn’t released yet, but it should be this month with AMMO Books. So, I’m back from the Academy, but I wish was [...]

(above drawing by Mark English) I’ve had a bit of cabin fever the past couple months, hiding out in my studio painting. The solitude is nice at times, but it’s important to keep the scales balanced. To avoid becoming a complete introvert, I’m heading to Sarasota, Florida on Monday for the week. Why would I [...]