5. Consistency: The Value of Showing Up

I’ve been thinking about consistency lately, particularly how it affects the way I approach my art and my business. It’s easy to get excited about a new idea, a new painting, or a new direction. Getting started can be the…

4. What Makes Me the Artist I Am?

Sometimes it takes a frustrating experience to bring something into focus. Recently, I’ve been working on putting my website together. What should have been a relatively straightforward project turned into a series of challenges, workarounds, and moments when I wondered…

3. Every Solution Becomes Part of the Story

I’ve spent decades making art, selling art, experimenting with ideas, and figuring things out along the way. Looking back, I realize that the story isn’t just about the paintings. It’s about everything that happens around them. There are the successes,…

1. Lessons I’ve Learned as an Artist, 2026

For years I thought success meant selling more paintings, more orders, more customers, more work. And there were times when the orders came pouring in. I was selling a huge number of paintings at bargain prices, working hard to keep…