This is a detail from a painting I just finished. Sometimes parts of paintings are better than other parts. This kind of density of surface is what I am after. Shapes and forms disappearing and emerging simultaneously. Similar to life…memories fading and new...

This is a detail from a recent painting I just finished. I have tried to collage in some drawing elements on tissue paper. Sometimes parts of paintings work better than other parts. This one has a kind of density that I am after…  any layers and juxtapositions of...

Rocks on the shore of  Stinson Beach, California.

Today we went to the newly opened Academy of Sciences. So many people, so many exhibits…this 11 legged starfish was encased in resin along with a whole slew of other creatures along a back wall. They actually were plaques that acknowledged those who gave large...

.  I like this painting or at least the start of it, but then I didn’t and ended up painting it all red….This is Maizy my dog who runs trails with me.

“Olema Barn” 84″ x 72″ Barn in West Marin "Between Lines" 40" x 36" These old barns are all over West Marin.The subtlety of the lines and textures of the boards contrasting with the hard darks of missing ones seems to give these buildings a quiet...

I work on about 7 paintings at the same time. My process involves layering of paint and since it is oil I have to let it dry before it can be covered over. I am so impatient and so all I can do is start working on another one while the first one is drying. It’s best...

'KALAHARI' 60' X 60' OIL AND BEESWAX ON PANEL BAOBAB TREE IN BOTSWANA Painting when you feel different creates different paintings. I wanted to make a painting that felt like but not necessarily was a representation of the feeling of Botswana. The rawness and extreme...