So much of the creative process is about solitude. Writer Thomas Mann said “Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous – to poetry.”As a painter I find that I need to spend a great deal of my time alone. When...
Did you know that by the year 2050, all minorities combined will represent more than 50% of the population of the United States?Leaders in education and business are already thinking about the significant impact of this new minority-majority. The growing Latino...
It’s Latino Heritage month and that’s something worth celebrating all year long. Latino artists have a great tradition of murals and it’s thrilling to create something big and lasting with people you’ve just met. I’ve spent a good part of...
After a serious push on the paintings for my latest book I’ve returned to San Diego and am settling back in to the studio. The air is much cooler now and after a long walk on the beach with my son this afternoon I began thinking about the seasons of life. The...
Have you ever noticed how travel changes the way you see? French writer Marcel Proust got it right when he said “The real magic lies not in seeing new landscapes, but in having new eyes”. When I was 10 years old, my architect parents sent me on my first...
