Charles Bukowski at the Huntington

For another week, an exhibition on American poet Charles Bukowski will be at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in Pasadena.

Historic Beauty

Recently, I've been spending a lot of time in downtown LA.  What's happening there is truly amazing.   New shops, great restaurants, events and sporting complexes, but what I love most of all is the preservation and conservation of the beautiful traditional architecture that already exists.  It adds such a unique quality to the area that really is special.

For instance the Orpheum Theatre.

From the moment you enter the lobby you're greeted by marble columns, balustrades and trompe l'oeil murals.

An Affaire is Brewing Beyond the Garden of Eden

There’s a lot happening in the next week art wise in LA, so I’m preparing myself for a whole lot of composition overload and great inspiration.

Bold, Beautiful...Art

I never would have thought that I’d be speaking the same words as my parents, but they were right…time goes by SO fast!

A lot has happened over the past six months and during that time I’ve come across some really amazing artists that have taken my breath away.

On a recent trip to Henessey and Ingalls, a fantastic art and architecture bookstore located on Whilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica, I happened upon a stunning book from artist Glenn Brown.  Sumptuous oil paints and luscious colours jumping off the page.  I wish that I could see the work first hand. Not knowing much about him, I did a little bit of research and learned that every piece he develops is based on the work of another artist.  Nothing original and yet his stylistic representation and artistic voice allows each piece to be just that.

An Unlikely Pairing

I had a conversation with a friend of mine a couple of months back and he suggested that I paint wine bottle stoppers. Hum...that's an interesting prospect, i thought. I guess they could be made out of the same material that I have been working with to create all of the other items that I have in my line. Okay. So, I did some research. I never thought that during the process, I would find another person out in the world, who is going through the same thing that I am, with bolstering a business from all perspectives, who has a similar informed yet approachable demeanor as the one that I attempt to have. It's been great.