Last month I painted the landscape of one of my favorite hiking areas, Windy Hill in Portola Valley. I was commissioned by The Sequoias, a senior living community nestled next to the trailhead for the Windy Hill recreation area to…
I am humbled and thrilled to share this article written by the incredibly talented writer Johanna Harlow in this month’s Punch magazine. Enjoy! by Johanna Harlow for Punch Magazine, July 2022 “Has anyone ever told you, you’re a little…
Many wonderful species in our natural world are tragically named, and could use a bit of rebranding. Succulents, however, are an exception. The name says it all! Their sturdy, varied beauty is always a hit in sunny California gardens. They…
What is making me happy this week? This: No, it is not me in that boom lift, it is a student from my workshop last year, Anne Shreivogl. When Anne took my workshop last year, she had never painted a mural…
I have been stuck in a mental pattern of worry for the world lately. Wishing the world was safer and happier, or at least less contentious than it seems to be. Feelings of disempowerment suck up my energy, and I…
Last week I went to lunch with my friend and fellow mural artist Paul Gonzales. It was uncanny the similarities of experiences of our parallel lives as mural artists practicing our craft for over two decades. Like me, Paul paints…
2021 WRap Up The final moments of 2021 might seem an Omicron crash and burn Still, there were many good months of the year that we ought not spurn Remember when, for a little while, the bay area was mask-free…
Ball Walls at Blossom Hill Elementary Los Gatos, CA I recently finished painting artwork on six ball walls at Blossom Hill Elementary that illustrate key concepts from the school’s social and emotional learning curriculum (Project Cornerstone). The school site is on Cherry Blossom…
El Sueño de la Mariposa (The Dream of the Butterfly) in San Jose, California Last month, I put the finishing touches on a 140-foot-long public mural commissioned by the City of San Jose. This community mural can be tracked down…
You now have one more reason to visit downtown Los Gatos: to check out the new mural in town! Pick up your morning brew at Los Gatos Coffee Roasting and then wander across the street to brainstorm on a title…