Goodbye 2020

The year is ending. Only a few more days left. For some reason it seems I want to pull my life back into focus. It has been a small and limited year. One of naps and toilet paper famines. One of quiet times and Netflix. An unfortunate lapse in willpower and motivation. This morning opened […]

Taos style frames

Framing artwork is pretty important. It can set off a painting and really help it command attention. Framing artwork in a way that supports the subject and intention of the artist. The right frame is part of the story. Framing can also be very expensive. As an artist, it can be a struggle to frame […]

The rain comes

Have been enjoying my daily walks. It is really helpful to get out in the fresh air and explore a bit.

Having a hard time with social media

Stranded

Created a brief movie experiment this weekend. It was an exercise in creating a little soundtrack for some video clips.

Starting a process

With the 2020 world, I was doing pretty well. There was a lot of adjustment. Things are constantly shifting between good and bad in the world and life. At the moment, I seem a bit listless. Maybe it isn’t depression. A bit of a lul. What does this mean? I am not quite sure. It […]

A Moment With Me

It is winter. Sitting in a grocery store Starbucks shop. Eating honeydew chunks out of a plastic cup. Sipping a grande Earl Grey. Wearing a houndstooth driver’s cap. With a shiny Casio Illuminator watch on my wrist. Typing at a MacBook Pro that is plugged into the wall because it mysteriously drains power while off. […]

Video Blog Ideas

Over the winter break I hope to branch out and create a bit of a video blog. This may be a bit too much, but I hope that it will stimulate me to address local issues, history, and aesthetics. What does that mean? It means staking out a weekly idea to explore. It may be […]

First Snow

It is the first snow of the year in Taos. The white stuff is coming down strong. Visibility is low. People driving slow. Here we go again! We will see if this year is as snow packed as last year. WE have had a bit of a snow drought for a while. Last year, the […]

Late Summer

As the start of school draws closer, a sense of panic sets in. I look out at the tall and slender hollyhocks that line the road and notice that only the blooms at the top are left. They act almost as a measuring stick for the Summer. During the mid-Summer, they are thick in the […]

Thinking Taos

I am so lucky to be alive! I am also pretty fortunate to live in a beautiful place like Taos, NM. We don’t have any control over where we are born. Some are born into difficult situations, others are born with advantages that are hard to imagine. Being born here is somewhere between the two. […]

Thinking about Ralph Myers

Ralph Waldo Emerson Myers A year or two ago I was at the Fechin House which is the Taos Art Museum and really enjoyed a show that included several Ralph Myers paintings. At the time I was into the color use and the way many of the early Taos painters tended to render the sky. […]