The reason I went to Portland, Oregon to paint a mural at the World Forestry Center Discover Museum was because of Eric Vines. Eric is the Executive Director of the World Forestry Center. I met him at a conference in…
When I moved to Los Altos, and inquired with neighborhood families about the local middle school, Egan Junior High, the responses were oddly consistent: “Oh, it’s awesome.” Whether I was asking the child or the parent, the response was invariably…
When Annett Inacker called me up and told me about her elaborate plan to create a whole mural series that included the walls and playground at Bubb Elementary School in Mountain View, California I thought, “Wow. She’s ambitious.” When she…
I am sure when the street was named, View Street it offered a lovely view of the hills. 109 years after it was built, the home of George Henry and Denise McNamara home’s only view was onto the back of…
I have a handful of consistent clients that help keep me in business. I call them “Hall of Fame” clients. The regulars. As in, “I don’t know what we’re going to do yet, but put me down in your schedule…
If you have taken Caltrain to San Francisco, or if you have parked in the north lot off Broadway in Redwood City, maybe headed to downtown for dinner and a movie, you have seen the view: the neglected backside of…
So many great projects! This year I hit the mother lode Such a stellar year of art must surely deserve an ode The year is almost out, and parting will be such sweet sorrow So I’ll reflect upon the year…
I hope you are enjoying your Thanksgiving weekend! I just returned from a trip to Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico with my mom and my daughter. We had a fantastic time. In Guanajuato, we had a “hotel snafu”…
I love painting clean, modern aesthetics. The cluttered, overstuffed design of past generations no longer makes sense for the complex, jam-packed lives we live. Our cell phones keep us connected to constant activity and make sure we never have a…
I was such a lucky duck to enjoy a beautiful week in Napa this month, painting in the private tasting room of Etude Winery. I had an expert team to work with, including art consultant Freda Scott and Lisa Wright,…