A Painting Begins Before the Brush

Water. Light. Nature. A moment noticed.

An abstract painting of a sky at sunset with brushstrokes of blue, orange, yellow, and purple across the canvas.

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Before the Brush

For me, painting begins with attention. Before the first mark, there is a moment of clearing the noise, and becoming ready to see what is actually there. Sometimes that happens beside the water. Sometimes among flowers. Sometimes a photograph carries an experience back to the studio. The painting begins when something asks me to stop and look.

An impressionistic painting of boats docked in a harbor with a cloudy sky overhead.

Inside the Studio

A painting rarely travels in a straight line. Color shifts, edges disappear, marks are reconsidered, and sometimes one unexpected stroke changes everything. A glimpse inside the process, where observation gives way to instinct.

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