Last week, while painting a commission, I was torn between taking a break and fixing just one more thing. It made me reflect on balance and control—concepts I've been wrestling with.

Life, like art, needs both control and flow. I used to think control guaranteed outcomes, but I've learned it doesn’t always work that way. As I painted, I felt a shift, an urge to let go. I grabbed the biggest brush, forcing myself to release control.

Can flow and control coexist? Absolutely. It’s about knowing when to push and when to pause, being present, and trusting the process. This realization is shaping my art in new ways, blending wild abstract backgrounds with controlled geometric elements.

Join me on this journey of balance and see how it transforms both art and life.

Ever found yourself at odds with the reality before you, wrestling with the notion that life just isn't aligning with your carefully laid plans?
You're not alone.

In my latest blog post, What if Rain Was Just Rain: Embracing What Is: The Journey to Acceptance and Flexibility, I delve into this universal struggle, exploring the power of acceptance and the beauty of learning to dance in the metaphorical rain.

Here I introduce three transformative creative exercises to retrain our minds and hearts. Enjoy!

Again?! I have to do this…again? Just when I think I’m “done” releasing, more comes to the surface. More stuff. More things to work through.

This most recent lesson culminated in a massive painting over - a weeding out - of a woman in one of my paintings. I had worked it nearly to death, and was at my wits end. She had been staring at me from the canvas for a few weeks. I was desperate; bound and determined to keep her in!

But as you can see in this video, I did NOT!