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Surround Yourself With Bright Colors

Color has been around me all my life. I have felt it and my art comes from those feeling – from my appreciation of the intensity of color and the emotionally uplifting effect their brightness radiates. So, why is it that color, my essential fuel – carbonless, reliable, ever-renewable and naturally abundant – stokes my […]

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Take Your Hunch to Lunch – Original Art

Do not hesitate when sudden inspiration comes your way. Instead, invite it in for a further internal conversation. Focus upon it as soon as you can because if you do take your hunch to lunch today, you never know, tomorrow, it might take you… It is a good idea to record, quickly, in whatever form, […]

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How Differently, We All See Things!

I love the energy that comes with creating, with the making and the forming of something either completely new or of something I have never done in quite the same way before. It is always an act of discovery driven by curiosity. I also enjoy encouraging others to discover and fulfill their own creative potential. […]

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Emerald Forest

I love green, that somewhere between yellow-and-blue color. It seems to be everywhere with its many tones, tints, and shades. It is, indeed, the color of nature, of early spring and mid and late summer. It is both soothing and energizing. Please take a look at two of my newest paintings in my online gallery: […]

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One Glimpse of Possibility, Leads To Many More

Our intuitions are valuable and replete with potential when we are open to them. Instinctive attractions to fleeting, intuitive moments can be the points of departure into new worlds of originality, whimsy and fantasy  – where anything can be. That is how my book, “The World of Glimpse“, came into being as well as the […]

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Juxtaposing Miniature Art is Fun!

Why do I love painting abstract miniatures just as much as I love painting much larger works? I think it is largely because I receive a great deal of joy from creating them and also, because the processes are so similar: Both my miniature and large creations, involve much layering of paint, painstaking attention to […]

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Painting in Black & White

I particularly like painting with bright colors, but I also enjoy creating with the stark contrasts of black and white and gray scale tonalities. There is a strength that emanates from high contrast art as well as from shades of limited color. So sometimes, I paint in mainly black and white with hints of brighter […]

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An Elephant’s Journey

Why paint elephants and why do they frequently pop into my imagination? Because I have an affinity for them and therefore, I have made them part of my brand-new art collection. For this series of miniature paintings, “An Elephant’s Journey”, I depict happy elephants traveling through varied fantasy terrains. Click here to see the first […]

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Abstract Art Miniature Painting: Bird in Pink

“Bird in Pink” is a hand painted, mixed media, elegantly framed miniature painting. It is a beautiful gift for family, friends, and clients. It is a one-of-a-kind addition to anybody’s home or office décor and grouped together with other miniatures, makes a stunning addition to any art collection. I like pink especially in my paintings […]

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Lunaberry Moths – How About Purchasing Museum Quality Prints?

These Lunaberry Moths are figments of my imagination from my book, THE WORLD OF GLIMPSE. Lunaberry Moths never stop … Baking and Making, Shaping and Forming, Turning out, Churning out, Decorating, Adorning. In the original painting and in the prints, I have captured their positive energy, industriousness, and creativity – all elements of a joy-filled […]

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