Day 31. Riding Into the Unknown: Finishing 31 in 31 With Courage and Hope
An expressive horse and rider painting closes out my 31 in 31 daily art practice—exploring hope, resistance, and the courage to create in uncertain times.
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Day 30. High Horse, Good Grip: When Creativity Gives Us the Courage to Ride
On day 30 of my 31 in 31 practice, a horse I painted earlier in the month returned—this time built from leftover paint, negative space, and trust. What emerged was an abstract horse and rider painting about creativity, resilience, and staying mounted through uncertainty.
Day 27: Finding the Music: Painting Jazz Musicians and the Practice of Paying Attention
During day 27 of my 31 in 31 painting challenge, I returned unexpectedly to jazz musicians—exploring attention, negative space, and what it means to be fully locked in while creating art by hand.
Day 14: Trying Something New — Acrylic Painting, Health, and Small Shifts
“Small Things Carry Weight” 4×4, acrylic on canvas Why do we do the things we know better than to do? Since I began oil painting in my early twenties, I knew there were precautions I was supposed to take—proper ventilation, disposing of oil‑soaked rags, keeping solvent lids closed, putting caps back on paint tubes. […]
Day 10. About Suffering
“About Suffering” 8×8, oil on canvas, framed I first read W. H. Auden’s poem “Musée des Beaux Arts” as a teenager—or maybe in my early twenties. It’s one of those foundational texts for me, the kind that resurfaces again and again over the years, often unexpectedly, but almost always in the presence of tragedy—both personal […]
Day 7. The Wild Life
“The Wild Life” 4×4, oil on canvas, framed A few months ago, the New Orleans gallery I signed with asked if I could do my solo show in January. I knew it would be a lot—paired with the 31 in 31—but it was an opportunity I couldn’t resist. I also knew that if the show […]
Day 6. Walk on Water
“Walk on Water”, 4×4 oil on canvas, framed Last 31 in 31, I made a small painting and wrote a poem titled Audacity that began with this line: “What if instead of eggshells, I walked on water?” It’s been a full year, and I’m here to report that although I hoped it might be prophetic, […]
🎨 A Father’s Day Gift Guide for Every Kind of Dad (Featuring Fine Art Prints!)
Father’s Day is in a few short weeks. Celebrate the dad in your life with art this year! He has enough golf balls, grilling gear, and neck ties to last a lifetime — give him something that he can cherish everyday: hand-signed, fine art giclée prints on luxurious 100% cotton paper! We’ve hand-selected 5 prints […]
🎨 A Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Every Kind of Mom (Featuring Fine Art Prints!)
Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the wonderful moms in our lives than with a gift that’s beautiful, lasting, and meaningful? This year, skip the flowers that wilt and the chocolates that disappear in a blink — give her something that lasts forever: hand-signed, fine art giclée prints […]