If you follow my work, you are probably most familiar with my public art. And public art does make up the bulk of my work. There are times though, when there is absolutely nothing better than being in my studio, or on a beach, or a mountainside, making art all for myself. When I work on a public art project, I do my best to facilitate other peoples’ ideas and to set mine aside. When I work on my own personal art, it’s just the canvas and me.

Winter is the time to go inside. The nights are long and dark, the days short and often gray. It is a time for our part of the earth to rest, covered in a blanket of snow, rain, and darkness. It is time for us to rest, too. For me, that often means less public art and more studio art. While most of my public art is collaborative and community oriented, my studio work has always been about my own journey. I return to studio painting again and again to celebrate the incredible beauty this life holds and to process through difficult times.