Creatively Thinking

  Featured image:  White Road - A Creative's Journey The divine within you is there for you to awaken and discover. And when you travel your unique creative journey, it will be joyful, wonderful, glorious, and fulfilling.

  Featured image: Sacred Places My studio is a sacred space for me—except for my office area. Every morning, I wake up early, make coffee, and walk into my studio. I walk into this sacred space and find a wonderful, sacred silence that I look forward to. This room is mine—with its playful toys, neon lights, positive energy, and endless possibilities. It's filled with the outdoors and the seasons, thanks to its numerous windows. It is where I am at liberty to be myself, where I can explore and take risks. It’s a safe space for me—non-judgmental and full of possibilities. I know not everyone can have a studio—and if you’ve visited my studio, you know it’s quite small—but a studio can be built almost anywhere. I just created an additional studio in the garage; it’s my new 3-D studio where I’ll be making sculptures out of repurposed antiques. I’m so pumped for this that I had to create a space for it. I’ve been collecting objects for a couple of years now, simply because I found them i...

  Featured image: Straight From the Heart I believe we’ve spent way too much time arguing over whose word is better than someone else’s—and not enough time recognizing that there is a power surrounding all of us. A power stronger than words—words that divide. Have you ever experienced something so wonderful, so beautiful, that there were no words for it? That’s how we should strive to feel about others: with awe, beyond judgment. We must learn to let go of whatever it is someone just said that triggered a quick label in our minds—thinking they are “this” or “that”—when in truth, they are a person surrounded by the same powerful spirit that surrounds you. They may just not feel it yet. Share your creative spirit—not to prove it’s better than someone else’s, but to invite others into something deeper and more beautiful. All I have to do is look around—at the earth, the moon, the sun, the stars, the sky—and think of the galaxies, the energies, the forces, the power that created all of...

  Featured image: Kaleidoscope Of Raw Reality: We Are So Small – Northern Lights Recently, I came across a question in an art magazine that made me pause: What is art good for? It’s a good question—and it got me thinking. If you really consider it, art isn’t "useful" in the traditional sense. It's often seen as self-indulgent. We don’t need art the way we need food, water, or shelter. And yet, many people responded to the question with deep conviction. Imagine our culture without art. It would feel robotic, mechanical, empty. Don’t you think? Do we need art? Or do we need something we call art ? Isn't that the question posed by the film The Matrix ? Doesn’t art make things feel real? Doesn’t it also question what we consider real? Isn’t that the very issue we face today—and one we’ve faced for a very, very long time? Hasn’t this question existed since the beginning of consciousness and our recognition of “reality”? What is art good for? It’s a huge question, one tha...

  Featured image: Celebrate, Celebrate Dance with the Music Abstraction, unknown, emerge, uncertain, unbound, freedom, discovery, exploring, unlimited, uncharted, magical, intoxicating. Hallelujah, Hallelujah These words—and others like them—when hummed silently to me while creating, have become my personal, secret hallelujah chords, with minor falls and major lifts, to the song Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen and Mikael Wiehe. Creations. They are my personal secret chords and are part of what an artist is—and should be—about. All are part of an abstract artist's vocabulary, and all are part of an abstract artist's palette. All are part of an abstract artist's concepts and ideas, awaiting discovery, challenging her to explore, connect, and bring something exciting to life through experimentation. These concepts—these hallelujahs—enable the magic of creation. The magic of being should constantly be navigating the uncharted waters of the sea or the vast wilderness of a dese...

  Featured image: Rainbows In My Studio Many people think I’m a gifted artist, but I don’t see myself that way. I’m just an average artist—nothing special. But I’ve come to suspect that being “average” is exactly what helped me discover the real secret to being an artist: becoming a deeply spiritual one, and knowing and following my dream. I’ve been driven by this dream my whole life—except during a recent downtime, and a similar period about 20 years ago, when I lost my way, my energy, and my soul. While I continued to create during those times, I only occasionally produced something truly remarkable—a powerful artistic manifestation I would even call inspired. Something wholly my own, original, one-of-a-kind. When I create this kind of work—as I do now with my 3-D pieces—I feel I’m tapping into something greater than myself. It feels like the energy of the entire universe is flowing through me and surrounding me while I work. That energy has strengthened my belief in a higher pow...

  Featured image: Our Connections My connections with earth, land, water, sky, and the heavens are renewed every morning. I sit along the edge of the woods, where the land and soil are thick and rich. Water drops from the morning dew glistens in the sun. Slowly, I listen to my breath and breathe deeply, closing my eyes, and opening my mind, becoming part of the earth, water, and sky. I am home.

  Featured image: Friends Opinions about right and wrong, good and evil, represent a dualistic belief system that involves moral judgment. Rugged individuals have no need to judge others—no need to question why others are not like them. They understand; they accept what is. They have freed their minds and souls and have made room for peace, joy, and love—things that are unencumbered by judgment. In order to be “fair” to all, we must be willing to see and change—without the control of judgment. This painting, Friends , represents two different individuals accepting each other and their differences.

  I’m honored and deeply grateful that my painting Rolling Stones has been accepted into the San Diego Watercolor Society’s 45th International Exhibition, held at the SDWS Gallery in Liberty Station, San Diego, California. With 746 entries submitted by 403 artists from 30 countries and 36 states, it’s a true privilege to be included in such an inspiring and talented group. The exhibition will be on view from September 28 to October 31, 2025 at the San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery. Thank you to juror Kathleen Conover and the entire SDWS team for this opportunity to share my work among such incredible artists.

  Featured image: Life is Like a Box of Chocolates I can feel it I can find it the journey is worthwhile sitting quietly, grasping all that is real the natural way and our place in the world and finding; wilderness naturalness the yes, yes of life I can feel it the journey Is worthwhile

  I’m truly honored and thankful that my piece Shelter has been selected for inclusion in the 38th Annual Northern National Art Competition . With nearly 600 submissions from across the country, I’m grateful to be part of this inspiring and competitive exhibition. The show will be held at Nicolet College in Rhinelander, Wisconsin , and will run from June 12 to July 26, 2025 . Thank you to juror Jaleesa Johnston and everyone involved in making this event possible.

  I’m deeply honored that my piece Comfortably Numb has been accepted into INNOVATIONS 2025, the 34th Annual International Open Juried Exhibition of the International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA). The exhibition will be held at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens in Ormond Beach, Florida, and will run from September 17th to November 30th, 2025. Grateful to be included in this inspiring celebration of experimental art alongside so many talented creatives. 🎨✨

  Featured image: Be Different We all see things differently, no two unique individuals see a sunrise or sunset the same way. Each reflects their own personal life into how they see and understand a sunset or sunrise.