Black Beauty acrylics on black paper 10”x 10” Experimenting with intensity of color recently, fluorescents and black. It’s likely related to intensity of current events. And I love color but haven’t allowed myself the freedom to go this far with it before.

Gilded Sea 30”x 48” acrylics #vibrant #BlueSkyArtShow #abstract #landscape

My entry for this week's #BlueSkyArtShow and the theme #vibrant The light in Sagrada Família this morning was stunning 😍 📍Eixample, Barcelona (Residents can get a 50% discount to visit during this anniversary year)

This is one of my favourite Japanese prints, I love the atmosphere and sense of tranquillity. I was lucky enough to be able to visit Chionin Temple when I was last in Japan and I've included some photos in the reply below. 🎨'Chionin Temple' - Kawase Hasui, 1933. #JapaneseArt #shinhanga 1/2

#ForestFriday Loess Hills, Iowa 2025 I miss summer

Abuquiu watercolor/goauche 9”x 12” Memorial pet portrait

Renee Good, rest in peace 🕊️ I can’t stop thinking about her, her son, her partner, her mother, her city, her last few moments. Putting those thoughts into art, is something I can do. Watercolor, 9”x 12” #FuckICE #GOOD #art #watercolor #BlueSkyArt

#pet for #Januarty Tonight the dog had the stinkiest farts, like someone fed her raw cauliflower 🤢 Thank god for incense and scented candles! This portrait of her was painted several years ago.

Two works in progress, one is 8”x 8”, the other 48”x 60” Can you tell which one is smaller? The difference in creating them is like the difference between cardio and strength training, difficult in different ways. #artprocess #art #BlueSkyArt #nature

Elizabeth Catlett & Alberto Beltrán, Untitled (Composition for a Peace Poster), c. 1950 www.artic.edu/artworks/222...

Abstract Hill watercolor First painting of 2026! #art #painting #BlueSkyArtShow #watercolor

Subconscious Self Portrait 9”x 12” Ink and colored pencil #Selfportrait #surreal #drawing

Waves with Spiderweb moon Fun experimenting with black backgrounds! Black paper sketchbook with acrylics. What’s the new hashtag now that #artadventcalendar is over? #BlueSkyArtShow #painting #create #analog

College Adventures 16”x 20” Acrylics Gifted to a happy loved one #artadventcalendar #painting #night #blackgesso

Current work in progress which is a gift for my step daughter, a memento of her college hijinks. Working from black gesso is a good way to exercise the brain. Check back later for the finished work! #artadventcalendar #painting #night #black #process #analog

Midwinter witches for you.

Imagine How We Thrive Survive #artadventcalendar #2025 #painting #analog

Happy Solstice! Wishing you a restful dark night and hopeful morning. We get through this together!

Looking up in the breathtaking gothic new Cathedral of Salamanca - Salamanca, Spain #gothic #salamanca #cathedral #alphabetChallenge #WeekYforYearPast #stunday #classicMono

Lineage in the Snow short video My artwork, Lineage is so beautiful in the snow. As I recorded, fences and shadows of fences kept getting in the way. Fitting symbolism for a person with a uterus seeking freedom in this world.

Watercolor Story 1-3 #artadventcalendar #artyear #art #Blueskyart #abstract #gouache #painting

Keep Livin Wheatpaste poster at Saint Laborious skate park (former church) in St Louis, MO, which burned to the ground a few years ago. It was such a cool place. #artadventcalendar #artyear #BlueSkyArt #wheatpaste #graffiti #art #streetart #StLaborious

This is one from the deep archives. When I so wanted to be a good artist but didn’t have the time or mental clarity to devote. I’d have one day free and blast something out just so I could stay connected to myself and all that art is to me.

‘Champion’ and ‘Modeling’ (3rd place) on exhibit at Mainframe Arts in Des Moines, Iowa, 2025. #art #collage #analog #vintage #ephemera #paper #acrylics #painting #photography #exhibit #artist #artadventcalendar #artyear

Altar to Existential Joy Dualities Exhibit at Mainframe Arts Des Moines, Iowa. Viewers are invited to leave objects of devotion at the altar and many have participated.

Geometric Mean intaglio print 1990 The copper plate was prepped with ground, ready for my design but I hesitated. Put it in the drawer then found it later. All the beautiful marks that denote age, making this feel like an ancient drawing are from a process.

Rules for Play 8”x 10” collage and acrylics After finishing this I realized it’s heavily influenced by Firelei Baez. There was a major exhibition of her work @desmoinesartcenter and they have a few of her works in their permanent collection. Not surprised it came out of me after viewing it so much.

Autumn Star watercolor The leaves this autumn were unique because it was warm, until it froze. I picked up a few on a walk and created a leaf star. Painting it over the last week has been a refuge in the holiday chaos.

A few things for #TombTuesday from Eastern #Iowa cemeteries, Dubuque. Photographed in 2016. Cemeteries are full of art, history, and expressions of devotion.

Next month I’ll have 3 artworks in the show Dualities at Mainframe in Des Moines, Iowa!

It was a beautiful night in Quincy. Just passing through. Found a great furniture/antique/hot tub store! #autumn #quincy #Illinois #midwest #photography #goldenhour

The Girl 8”x 10” Intaglio print Looking through storage and came across some works from the early days. I made this print in high school, 1990. #intaglio #handmadeprint #printmaking #BlueSkyArt #art

Epstein Shoes 2025 found objects, acrylics This new work will be available @p_s_won Surreal Emporium as part of Dada Prom in Iowa City next month. #believewomen #epstein #child #woman #feminist #feministart #dada #surreal #shoes #adult #heels #BlueSkyArt #politicalart

details, Bench 48”x 60” acrylics on canvas The shift in the content of my work is about providing comfort in these times. I thought it was for others, whoever buys it, but realized through the process of painting that it’s also for me. While I’m painting I get to immerse myself in magical realism.

Coon Creek, Nov 2025 Watercolor sketch 4” x 8”

Shadows dancing on one of my canvases, in progress.

Work in progress Kept the door knob in the pic for a sense of scale, it’s a doozy! Decided to add fireflies, next to add their glow. Also working on the trees. So close!

Folding child’s chair from a thrift shop, hardwood with steel pins (don’t make ‘em like they used to). Considering using it as a frame for this color study from college. #Abstractart #acrylics #color #art #painting #framing #BlueSkyArt #artyear #stunday #creative #process #artprocess

Faceless Woman graphite and crayon Based on a visual dream, these dreams without explanation are food for my soul. It’s not a dream with a narrative, it’s just images, like gifts from a muse. #surrealism #feministart #surreal #dream #image #BlueSkyArt #artyear #faceless #woman #art

Vincent van Gogh ~ Mulberry Tree, 1889

Here’s @realgdt.bsky.social in NYC expanding on his rallying cry of ‘fuck AI!’, talking about how art and even love come from shared pain and movies can save your life. This shit made me and others in the audience cry as much as his version of Frankenstein…

Altar of Existential Joy 20”x14”x8” Found object and acrylics, in collaboration with Steve Hosch (print) and Mike Christoff (photograph) I lay in a field of flowers, taking joy in the moment, the beauty, the fragrance, the symbolism.

Across cultures and traditions, these early November days are a time for remembrance - of saints, of souls, of those we’ve loved and lost. Death may be certain but, while we’re here, we should also remember to live. 8x8, oil on ACM. This is "Memento Vivere". #art #artshare #artyear #oilpainting

Work in progress a little altar for existential joy Collaborating with a printmaker and photographer (partially shown), utilizing a found wood structure. #art #collab #altar #floral #painting #acrylics #crocus #marigold #calalily #BlueSkyArt #natureart #artyear

Happy Halloween!

Made a welcome wreath for the guests... #DIYHalloween

Herman, the Grim Reaper 7 layers: Dropcloth soaked in cement Monster mud Dark exterior paint Green acrylic texture Black acrylic in folds Sponge on light patina Black spray paint interior Life size art is a different experience. It’s like I have another pet, who I love and need to take care of.

Coming up Nov 5 - Exhibition Lecture Tamara de Lempicka artisnaples.org/events/museu... Alison de Lima Greene introduces the remarkable arc of Tamara de Lempicka’s career—from her ascent to the pinnacle of café society in 1920s and 1930s Paris to her American odyssey after fleeing Europe in 1939

This is how it’s going, the progress pics are exciting to me, but may be very confusing to you. Why is my new friend (Herman, I’ve started calling him) gray, then half white and blue? Because the first layer was concrete, which wasn’t strong enough so I added my concoction of monster mud.