by patternart | May 28, 2021 | News
“Draped 88″ 11″ x 14” Egg Tempera on Panel “Although motorcycle riding is romantic, motorcycle maintenance is purely classic.” “Motorcycle maintenance gets frustrating. Angering. Infuriating. That’s what makes it...
by patternart | Apr 5, 2021 | News
Over the past year of pandemic, quarantine. and a little too much routine, I have been focused on producing the Tree inspired paintings now on display at Jansen Art Center in Lynden. Most of these paintings were large, up to 48″ x 60″, and painted with...
by patternart | Feb 24, 2021 | News
The following is my Artist Statement for the upcoming exhibition at Jansen Art Center in Lynden opening March 11. The show will be online virtual but now that Whatcom County is in Phase 2, I understand there will be an in person opening and Jansen will be open in some...
by patternart | Jan 10, 2021 | News
Sunlit Spruce 24″ x 48″ Once again, my new painting coincides with a recently finished book. “The Overstory,” by Richard Powers, It is a wide ranging, wandering fiction centered around the evolution of forests on Earth and the threat posed by...
by patternart | Dec 5, 2020 | News
“Know Thyself” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_thyself is an ancient Greek aphorism carved into stone at the entrance to Apollo’s temple at Delphi. One of the disciplines an artist enjoys is occassionaly rendering a self portrait. This exercise...