

My Most Beautiful Painting — My Pallet Knife
It is almost sad when the most beautiful thing from a day of painting is your palette knife. The beauty wasn't intentional. It was just a tool used in the hand of the artist and ended up making a better painting than whatever else was being painted. I am working on some abstract paintings every Thursday. My process is one of exploration—trying to find what works for me. Lots of experimenting, and layers upon layers of color and texture. Perhaps that is what makes our lives be

Ugly Duckling Glorification
My drawing style is slightly off kilter. I end up with distortions that are not always intentional. Either I don't have the strongest drawing skills, or don't care enough to correct my mistakes. Maybe I'm eager to get into painting and forget to keep examining the image as a whole. However, this weakness is also what makes my style uniquely me, and something to be capitalized upon. In high school, I used to adhere silly putty to newsprint faces and then stretch the imprinted