Can’t believe a year’s gone by already.  Last year’s show at the Gallery at Hague Creek was a blast and I’m honored to have been invited back for a second round.  The owner, an…

Alright, here’s the cliff notes in case you don’t feel like reading the freakin’ novel below: kickass music, amazing people, way too many rad things to pack into a single day (for th…

For some reason I’m really drawn to animal skulls (no pun intended).  I like the idea of capturing what’s beneath the fur and trying to equal the detail and feeling but without all of the …

I get asked to do a lot of pet portraits.  I like rendering animals–it’s a chance to capture (or at least attempt to capture) an animal’s essence, to sometimes memorialize, and other…

I was asked to do this portrait by my cousin as a gift for one of his best friends.  Anya is a pitbull that was rescued from a dog fighting operation of some sort.  Humans do a lot of dumb stuff but t…

Let’s face it: as much as we all try to eschew labels, they’re a necessary evil.  We need qualifiers and ways to box ourselves in, but it’s really just a way to describe our particul…

I’ve done a few gallery shows before but I’ve never had the run of a gallery to myself for a whole week.  It was a win-win situation for me: if tons of people come in to look at my art, I …

Come join me in Hague, New York on Friday August 15th from 5 – 8 p.m. for the opening reception of my solo show at the Gallery at Hague Creek.  I’ll have a bunch of original artwork on dis…

I’ve been trying to finish this piece for months.  I can’t even remember when I actually started it.  Finding time between commissions, teaching gigs, and life in general is tough, especia…

I got a call a few weeks back from the education coordinator down at the Helen Day Art Center asking if I’d be willing to come down and talk with some teenage students about my life as an artist…

The first thing someone says when I tell them I’m an artist is, “Oh really?  Whoa!  That’s really cool.”  Their reaction is almost like that of someone meeting Santa Claus̵…

Last week the wife and I headed out to Utah for a much needed break from the winter doldrums here in VT.  Our winter has been less than stellar so some dry air, deep snow, sunshine and good friends we…

My wife and I lived “Out West” for a total of almost ten years before we moved back to Vermont.  First off, I love Vermont.  We’ve traveled all over the U.S. and seen some truly amaz…

[one_fourth][/one_fourth][three_fourth_last]A really unique and super fun opportunity popped up the other day which, despite a few other looming deadlines and general shortage on time, I had to jump o…

Man, what an awesome event.  RL Photo is a photo studio in Burlington that puts on a peer-judged art show each month, allowing local artists to showcase their work in a low-stress environment with the…

That was sarcastic.  At least half sarcastic.  We had about 24 hours of decent weather before the skies opened up again.  And the rain returned with a vengeance.  It went from sunny and nice (albeit 9…

The first thing people ask when I tell them I’m an artist is inevitably, “What type of artist?”  My canned response is always, “A really good one.”  Just kidding.  My res…

I’ve had this old skate deck hanging around for I don’t even know how long.  It’s literally moved with me from Vermont to California to Colorado then back to Vermont again.  For no r…

So last week I was debating an evening hike up Mount Hunger.  It had been drizzling on and off all day and the skies were threatening to open up again.  After much vacillating I finally said screw it,…

Last week marked the first of 11 installments of Stowe’s Art on Park summer-long art festival.  Thankfully the weather was stellar.  Truly inspiring to be surrounded by a bunch of other creative…