There is no more ugly swan painting in the entry way of my apartment. It has been recycled into the cycle of creativity. I didn’t know what this painting was going to do. I thought it would eventually have a tree in the background like the others, but the color just splintered outward. It’s nice.…

Fragile and beautiful situations of the heart. It’s kind of cliche, bordering on elegantly simple and cliche. I like this piece because it  incorporates the petals and the wings with the delicate torso shape and the blood that ties it togehter into the center of the painting, but it is not without a sense of gravity,…

The Counter-list consists of this. There is a dual nature in everyone. Sometimes it’s open for the world to see. Sometimes there’s just a little glimmer of sadness in the eyes. I made this today to show a certain sadness for someone lost.

Great Collection of Contemporary Artists. Can’t ignore the amount of hybrid creatures of squid, woodland creature and human. Everybody has or will get a vinyl doll made of their work. Notes: liked the quote “It’s not that I don’t like current events… it just seems like there’s been a lot lately.” So true in today’s info…

Watched Pollack the movie last night. The one with Ed Harris. I adored the shots of Harris painting. It’s really organic. The way the movie presented Jackson is the way I see myself sometimes in terms of technique. There is no sketching or underpaintings, he just has at canvas. I am documenting the stages of…

I really enjoyed this movie Directed and Written by Michel Gondry. This movie means a lot to me because a very special friend and I were going to see it, but then he dumped me instead. I like the innocence of the crafts and thought I would paint them on some foam board and let…

When I was living in the red room, I started the Russian series. I specifically sought out a book about Traditional Russian Art to feel closer to a boy I had a crush on at the time. I was inspired by the ornate flourishes on the old ceramics and metal working. I thought one day…

I was missing Brando who moved back to Michigan right around this time (Early April 2008). I had found his ticket stup to the Seattle Aquarium and I was inspired to make these. I added sand that I’ve been keeping with me from my trip to Hawaii back in 2004.