I’ve always been fascinated with the process that goes into creating art. From an initial stimulating thought or idea, to working out the kinks through renditions of adding and subtracting, the intention is to create an engaging image or composition that best conveys that initial spark of inspiration. I often find that sketchbooks and scrap paper act as the soil for these nascent ideas. Imagine indulging on some of the leisurely sketches of artists past, flipping through some

5 thousand years is a short sleep for a giant. Awaking under the morning sun the giant brushed granite dust from his drowsy eyes. What at first was fuzzy soon became clear, revealing a foreign landscape sparking an unfamiliar fear. The blanketed mountain he nestled under felt the same. The meandering river swiftly flowing south still remained. The murmuration of starlings still hovered above, and the grant boulders he used as a pillow still resonated love. Yet something was t

Habitual Motion 137 x 122 (oil on canvas) Perpetual motion through space. Space forms around the motion, perpetually edges become obsolete. Obsoleteness materializes as a perpetual cycle and edges once again begin to develop. Similar to the way electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom, NEOWISE whizzes by the sun in a 6,800 year cycle. To appreciate an orbit is to be aware of its existence. Although a difficult task this may also be applied to aspects of anthropomorphic life, ph