A reflection inspired by Exquisite Creatures, an exhibition by Christopher Marley. Most people walk into an exhibition expecting to look outward. I walked into Exquisite Creatures  and found myself paying closer attention to what was shifting internally. At first glance, Christopher Marley’s work is a celebration of form: insects, minerals, feathers, starfish, sea urchins, arranged with almost architectural precision. But what struck me most was not the material, or even the

A backstory. Fawn // mixed media on linen 58" x 48" I rarely approach painting with a fixed plan. Not because I’m a free spirit, but because the work doesn't listen to plans anyway. It insists on becoming what it wants to become. My job is mostly to keep showing up and try not to get in the way. Fawn is a record of that—messy, layered, and full of detours. It started as a forest of antlers. Then a boy in a cape. Then a winter scene, with the boy cradling a small animal—a rabb

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I’m starting a new series of paintings. These follow the last body of work “evidence of being” and are concerned with dreams, journey,...

Rome….cradle of civilization, fashion and fine Italian gelato. It was many years ago that I traveled the 15-plus hours to reach Italy,...

New Year’s Day. 2009. Overcast, windy, teal-streaked sky and leftover offerings to the sea. #newyear

When I was 9 years old, I had a dream that my mattress levitated and flew out my bedroom window with me atop. I visited many places that...