When I’m painting, my preference of background music is usually classical, new contemporary music or jazz. But if I just want to listen, one of my favorite soulful balladeers is Tom Waits – especially his early work from the mid 1970′s that reeks of heartbreak and romance and hopefulness. A true original, Waits was one [...]

The strawberries are coming in fast and luscious. I’m picking them twice daily to keep up and eating just as many. I sprayed a fungicide on the two apple trees for the first time and hope that helps with the scab and cedar rust. I’ve been reading Michael Phillips’ book on organic orchard development, but [...]

Another artist from the UK posted some tips recently on packing and shipping paintings and I thought I’d add some thoughts about how my own work reaches its destination.  All paintings require extensive packing to avoid damage during shipping. Even though you can have USPS mark fragile on your box, you are still responsible for getting it to [...]