Category / Projects & process
“Dance: a Tribute,” to Carinne Binda & Ron Cunningham, Directors Emeritus, Sacramento Ballet
Update August 30: “Dance,” completed, for Wide Open Walls, 2019, 15′ high x 42′ w, aerosol and acrylic on panels. Update August 5: “Dance,” is about the process of creating a mural – about the process of creating a ballet. After a 30 year career and contributions to dance in Sacramento, and after hours spent…
Simple Objects: An Excavation
Update August 5: The response to the installation at Archival Gallery was gratifying. All the objects are packed safely away, waiting for the next installation. We are pleased to announce that the installation will be traveling to the Sutter County Museum in Yuba City, September 28-December 1, with a reception September 27th. Update June 20:…
Drawing online at Stanford
On a Sunday morning, I spotted an ad for an online drawing class at Stanford. Yes, of course I know how to draw – technically I can, probably because I’ve been doing it since I was about 5. I wanted to approach this more conceptually – how to think about drawing. In addition, I’ve tried…
Sac Sketches Workshops @ University Art
Update May 28, 2019: due to terrific commissions over this summer, workshops are suspended until the fall. Please contact me then, if interested. Days and times TBD. If you’ve ever said, “I can’t draw,” I promise you, you can. It’s a skill- like playing the piano- endlessly satisfying by just trying. It’s more about taking the time…
Some thoughts about sketching
Like any skill, even though I’ve done this since I was 5, I’m rusty. Making judgements, trying to stay loose, not obsess, not worry that my hand seems to have a mind all it’s own: kind of jerky and unpredictable. Trying out new materials and tools. Looking at the dynamic work of other sketchers all…
Working draft of new book in process.
Stories about the process of being a working artist who’s faced challenges and adventures of all sorts over a long career. That would be me, thinking back about how much fun I’ve (usually) had, how blessed I’ve been to get up every morning (usually) excited about what a day will bring. When did my career start? In 5th…
Exhibition at Archival Gallery, July 10-31, 2018
This is my first exhibition since Solomon Dubnick Gallery and the crash of the economy in 2008, after making work that expressed an exploration of water – for a year. Now I’ve reconnected with Darling Neath whom I’ve know since “the ol’ days” with the late and very great Michael Himovitz. Crows are a bit…
Frankenstein, hot off the press
See Sacramento Public Library for news and events of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. This: A graphic interpretation. My first, and what an incredible experience.
Frankenstein: a special edition for the Sacramento Library
Mary Shelley published Frankenstein in 1818, anonymously. A sign of her times, and just one of many issues that make this cautionary tale so very timeless. I met the director of the Sacramento Public Library system, Rivkah Sass, over a year ago, with an immediate recognition of a kindred spirit. I’ve wanted to make a graphic novel…
The new RR Museum mural is finished
Wide Open Walls was a 10 day mural festival in Sacramento, from August 10-20th. 50 artists created 40 huge murals all over the central region. As part of the event, I repainted the California State Railroad Museum digital mural that I’d created and installed in 1999. The vinyl had held up, but the image- printed with…