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Thoughts on Creativity Processes on a Friday Night…

If I don’t form a new blog piece once or twice a week, I get the urge to make myself write and complete something. Writing is also becoming a kind of discipline for me, alongside my other creative-expressive works. There are actually several blog pieces in process I wish I could easily tackle, but what would be involved in finishing them–and finishing them well–eludes me tonight. Sometimes…I find with both art and writing that I’m actually working on something in...

Portrait in Purple: Innocence

Sometimes I complete portraits that are gifts, or otherwise personally inspired and non-commissioned works. This piece is one of them. Begun around 2018 or 2019 while still in Alabama, I was inspired by some old photos I saw either online, or possibly by email…old photos of my cousin, Laura, that I had never seen before. I recently learned that her oldest brother, Dennis Slifer, had taken these old black-and-white treasures…I do have them in my computer files labeled “Laura…and 1963…”...

Artwork For Sale

I am available for commissions. To see some of my previous works, please visit Commissions and Client Comments. Below are Original Art Works, Simple Woodcrafts and Calligraphy Currently For Sale. Some of these were created for use on Etsy (cards/prints) or were painting party samples, so there is deep discount. I simply want to move them out of my shop! All my works are created with love and joy, and I am delighted when each of them finds a good...