Oil pastels have an interesting origin: as I understand it Picasso approached Sennelier in 1949 and asked if they could develop a hand held form of oil paint that could be applied to a wide range of surfaces. I first used oil pastels in my 20’s and keep coming back to them. They are amazing […]
I’ve been painting with oils lately, getting used to the medium, and trying out Royal Talens water-based oil paint. I’ve always loved the almost nothing nature of watercolor and the humility that working with watercolor demands, but oils allow a very different kind of conversation: paint can be applied more thickly, areas can be re-worked
My Web site is really just an extension of my workroom, a public facing display board where I can post artwork, writing, code, bits and bobs. Developing it feels a lot like developing a wildlife garden: a rather messy continuing evolution of ever-changing pathways within a field of less organized and also evolving organic growth.
The best way to view the artwork is to select artwork slides from the main menu. This lets you look through my more presentable work based on different media. For personal, archival reasons the site includes a more comprehensive library of drawings, paintings and other artworks than deserves public viewing. If you want to see
