My holiday gift guide for 2025
Leave this list open on your iPad, phone or computer. If that doesn’t work, I suppose you’ll just have to forward it ‘accidentally.’
Sedona at dawn
There’s an immediacy in painting from life that’s different from studio paintings, even when the plein air paintings are as carefully measured and executed as this one.
Monday Morning Art School: use a bigger brush
Artists should choose a bigger brush far more often than they think, especially when they want stronger compositions, clearer value statements, and more confident paint handling.
My one-of-a-kind gift guide, for people who deserve more than a tote bag
The magic of giving art is that it continues to unfold long after the wrapping paper is gone.
Decorating advice from a painter
What matters most in choosing art is the emotional connection to the subject, the work or the artist.





