STOP THE CARNAGE!

I painted “Voices of Hope”to express my solidarity with the protesting women of the Middle East whose voices against the carnage in their homelands are muffled by politics and guns.

Copying images – theft or compliment?

I google myself rarely but did several days ago and was surprised to find my painting Grief (below) in a few sites. I had the same experience a couple of years ago and wrote on the blog of the author, asking why my permission was not asked before posting the image. The image had been…

Happy New Year to all!

I wish everyone good health, good cheer, and better circumstances in your endeavors. I might as well wish myself the same things. A few thoughts about my art came to mind: Where is my art going? Is it going anywhere? Does it matter? Of course, it does to any artist. Will I carry on painting?…

Tragedy in Newtown, CT

I can best express my feelings about the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut through my painting below, Grief.

Christmas is almost here!

I still get excited about the holidays despite a sad but funny episode in my childhood. I was about 5 or 6 years old when I hung an old stocking by my bedpost on Christmas Eve, only to find it empty on Christmas Day. I wondered why Santa passed me by so I asked my…