I’m often asked where I get my inspiration from. To answer this is easy…Silence. Sometimes the greatest inspiration is silence and the sound of your thoughts. I believe that some artist thrive in this environment, a heaven a place where it’s only you. Just like the marathon runner who will tell you that when they run, they go into another place of thought and sound. So does the artist…

The artist world is a place like a new planet full of different and far reaching theories and thoughts unlike the basic world which most live in. Unless you’re a true artist, this world is light years away thus explaining why many never see what the artist sees or feels but then again the Art of Abstraction is without reason and questioning it brings no answer.

My thoughts are strange and different. In my art I try to share those thoughts.  I love to touch and feel, I love people and crowds, but in my world of painting, there is only me and a loneliness which is enjoyed. I'm kept company by my thoughts, my canvas and the silence. But I yearn after wards for touch, sound, and others...it’s a bit odd I guess.

When I am on the ocean in a kayak and sitting there at sea…you hear nothing really…the splashing of the water up against the kayak, a bird flies by, and sea otters diving and swimming. It’s silent, the view is amazing..The ocean is rolling under you and you are alone. It inspires thinking and looking closer at color and its existence. Don’t be afraid to let your mind think and turn..great ideas can come from nowhere else but you.
 
Art Sale! 04/01/2010
 
Selling your art is an art in itself. For years I have sold my work online. I use my personal website and Yessy.com . I have sold hundreds of pieces amd created a personal client group which always brings me commissioned pieces. However, this week I put on sale all of my art, I want to clear my gallery and to make room for new and exciting pieces that I will be creating. Some are very large and room would be nice. A week ago I posted the sale. It's intresting that I have yet to hear from one customer about a piece on sale. It's seems strange because I have emails everyday or sel a piece once  a week..but it's an erie calm. Some people have told me to mark my work up. I want to sell my art not just create and store it. Nothing motivates you more than someone out of the blue picking a piece and buying it. The stories that my customers share with me about how a piece reminds them of something or someone are amazing. So, let's see what happens after the month of April, let's see if putting my art on sale was a good a good idea of not. Enjoy Arpil, it's when the seasons change and the warmth of the sun feels like heaven.
 
 

Never do I have to the time to paint a painting from start to finish. All my art is created in little increments of time throughout my days. I have so many ideas that I wish I could let my mind work in one continuous flow. I mostly have to change gears working, running errands, cooking, bills, and finally art.

I envy the fulltime artist who can paint in one motion instead of broken elements. My inspiration has no time clock and sees only the canvas.