I am excited to announce that the May 17-24, 2025 eight day all-inclusive art retreat to the luxurious Greek island of Zakynthos is almost filled. We will be having daily painting sessions including demos along with individual guidance. I will be sharing Mixed Media techniques to add to your visual personal myth. Our studio overlooks the sea and we will even have a couple of art excursions. [...]

I just returned from teaching at an art retreat in Italy and I was happy to see that I had not missed the cherry harvest from my backyard tree. It is a small tart cherry tree that doesn’t produce very large fruit and the birds usually get most of them. This year due to some much-needed rains in our arid mountain climate, there was an abundance of cherries. There had been a gentle rain the night before and when I went to pick the cherries in the morning, they were still moist with rain. As I poked my head through the branches and reached for the fruit I was transported back in time to a specific day and place. It was like time-traveling, I was there in that moment. [...]