Turning Pro

I like this. I agree with it. Well presented, intelligent, sobering, and freeing. A tonic against doubts we all face at times: Why can’t I create? Am I a failure? Read More …

Paintings at Auction

The two six-inch paintings I submitted to the Kingman Center for the Arts were accepted into the “6×6 on Route 66” show. They, with 12 others, were chosen from among 400 Read More …

Art Museum Crawl

I am on day two of another two-day solo museum crawl through the Philadelphia area. It’s been years but wonderful to revisit. Yesterday I spent two hours in the Frank Read More …

Rock Your Day

In all things, honor others’ advice, but do what you feel best. You can’t blame others for your decisions; the rewards and consequences will be yours, not theirs. Choose your Read More …

Blueprint to Success

This interview is instructive and motivational for artists like me trying to make it. In five years, Todd McFarlane grew his humble beginnings in comic book illustration into an entertainment Read More …

50K Welltower Words Today

Today I passed 50K words in writing Welltower book 5. Parts of the book are polished to a sheen! Well on the way to September’s publication date!  

Fifteen Hundred Words — Welltower Book Five

Oof. Fifteen hundred hard-fought words today. I completely rewrote the climax to Welltower Book Five. The book is only at 43,000 words; quite a ways to go yet. Pretty exciting Read More …

Benjamin Zander on Music and Passion

In this 2008 TED presentation, Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic, shares a life-changing realization that his job is to awaken the possibilities in others. “It’s one of the Read More …

Mothers Day 2017

Card for my wife on Mothers Day. May all women get the respect God intends them to have today and always.

Thickening Plots, Welltower Style

Lately I’ve gained more available time, which I immediately filled up with painting and writing. I pulled back on my Welltower book 5 work for a plot revamp, making it Read More …