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The Last Supper in Haiti

by [email protected] | Oct 14, 2024 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, World View

It was confirmed for me yesterday that the Watermission compound in Porta Prince, Haiti, where I painted the Last Supper mural fell out of their hands in 2023, when they abandoned the property and the country was taken over by gangs. This was part of my work on The...

Reactive vs Proactive Artists

by [email protected] | Aug 3, 2024 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

I’ve been thinking about what kind of artist I want to be. After 45 years in the business, I think its time. Do I choose to respond to what other artists are doing successfully and turn myself inside out trying to beat them at their own game? Or dare I trod my...

Mayor Joe Riley

by [email protected] | Jul 16, 2024 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture

Mayor Joe Riley Vernissage at the Citadel on July 16th, 2024 Today was a good day. I am so proud and excited that I finally was able to share my portrait of Mayor Joe Riley, commissioned by the Citadel Foundation for the Hall of Fame in the Daniel Library, joining the...

Kurtis T. Wilder Investiture at Washtenaw County Courthouse

by [email protected] | Jun 16, 2024 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites

Grateful for the positive response my second portrait of Judge Kurt Wilder received at the portrait’s investiture at the Washtenaw County Courthouse in Ann Arbor, MI last week. I made a quick trip to Detroit to be present for this monumental event. My unveiling...

Carol and Paul Schaap Unveiling

by [email protected] | Apr 22, 2024 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, World View

Today was truly a great day. I’ve been looking forward to sharing this portrait with the world for quite sometime. My portrait of Carol and Paul Schaap was unveiled at Wayne State in the Paul and Carol Schaap Chemistry Building, where it will hang into perpetuity. It...

Praise for Chromo Sapient by Barbara Pitcher

by [email protected] | Dec 28, 2023 | Fine Art, Motivational, Theatre Related, World View

Forward by Barbara Pitcher Dear reader, this is a gift. I want you to take this little poem book somewhere you can be alone at a time when you need not a lover, but a dear friend, when a deep love or friendship is necessary. I had such an experience. That is why I...

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