Art is something that should excite every part of your being.
It should draw you in and ask you what appeals to you. Ever since I can remember, I have been drawn first to the face. I stayed there for many years searching to render it until I became aware of color, another frontier. Teaching art has helped me to learn even more than I could have imagined. It is not about giving a formula, it’s more of a spiritual journey. Whatever issue one is dealing with in their life, the process of art will personify that point or awareness. If one surrenders oneself to the process and builds a strong set of tools, then they just need to show up and be present. It’s one canvas after another.
It should draw you in and ask you what appeals to you. Ever since I can remember, I have been drawn first to the face. I stayed there for many years searching to render it until I became aware of color, another frontier. Teaching art has helped me to learn even more than I could have imagined. It is not about giving a formula, it’s more of a spiritual journey. Whatever issue one is dealing with in their life, the process of art will personify that point or awareness. If one surrenders oneself to the process and builds a strong set of tools, then they just need to show up and be present. It’s one canvas after another.
• San Diego State 1967-69
• UCLA extensions in fashion design 1969-70
• Otis Art Institute 1970-72
• University of North Florida 1978-79
• UCLA extensions in fashion design 1969-70
• Otis Art Institute 1970-72
• University of North Florida 1978-79
• Taught Art programs in elementary
schools in Florida,
Idaho and California (Alameda and San Diego)
• Teaching privately since 1990
• Life Drawing teacher at Coronado School of the Arts, 1997
to present
• Portrait, still life, and landscape commissions since 1980
• President of San Diego Portrait Society 2005-2008
Idaho and California (Alameda and San Diego)
• Teaching privately since 1990
• Life Drawing teacher at Coronado School of the Arts, 1997
to present
• Portrait, still life, and landscape commissions since 1980
• President of San Diego Portrait Society 2005-2008
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