Patrick and I just returned from a few days in heaven–soaking in hotsprings in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Yesterday was our 4th wedding anniversary, and we spent it driving thru those dramatic Rockies with golden aspens spilling down every which way from the mountain tops. It was the kind of day when we just kept yelling [...]

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!

just returned from 4 days in the mountains and feel sooooo refreshed. patrick, oso and i went with my brother joe–it was so great to have him out here! our trip was stunning, really. we saw HUNDREDS of shooting stars during the perisades’ meteor showers in the most perfectly clear, dark new-moon sky. it 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 [...]

I LOVE color. I mean, who doesn’t? I still remember the first time I saw just how much color was in shadows, in a face, or in clouds. Sometimes I have no idea what I’m doing with it, but I always know when it feels ‘just right’. I love layering transparent colors to create new [...]

I slept in a bit this morning, but so did the sun. Usually the sun is up over the mountains by 7 am, but the clouds were too thick. By the time I climbed down from the loft, Patrick was on a cleaning spree and gave me an open invitation to join him. “But I [...]

Art Seva is preparing for its next journey to India in June/July, 2007! The group will be returning to two orphanages in the Sacred towns of Hardivar and Rishikesh situated on the holy Ganges River in Northern India. If you aren’t familiar with Art Seva, please see this previous posting. Art Seva invites Youth Volunteers [...]

Last year, during our travels, Patrick and I revisited Sunshine School and the Dhakal family in Bhaktapur, Nepal, a peaceful village located about 1 hour from Kathmandu. In 2002, I lived with the Dhakals and was a volunteer English teacher for their school. When I first arrived in 2002, I remember feeling overwhelmed at “how” [...]

Many of you know Patrick and I were trekking around Nepal and Northern India ‘playing’ for 4 months last year. Playing? Of course! But we were also working on a book together. (more on that later.) Those four months were like riding an India roller coaster while being on a scavenger hunt. So FULL at [...]

i want to introduce a really important project i became involved with a year ago. my good friend/art therapist Christine Tiernan created Art Seva–her vision to do art programs with less fortunate kids in India (and in other countries in the future). she invited myself and several others to be on the board, and it [...]