I teach a painting and drawing class as part of the Community Education program at College of Marin. Yesterday when talking with a friend who is also a student, I became aware of some more of my prejudices as a teacher. The particular prejudice came about when thinking about some of my students who have [...]

Yesterday there was a news article about Carmen Herrera, a 94 year Cuban born artist who is finally getting recognition for her work. Her intentions for making work was the work itself, (according to the article), not the marketplace and not for fame. She just continued to paint. It’s the “holiday” season, and while I [...]

For the last couple of weeks, this contemporary landscape painter has been caught up in either prepping for open studios or opening up the studio to the public. I have managed to finish one painting and am in the midst of working on another. Working on new work while being surrounded by older completed work [...]