Ines could have given me her latest work and I would cherish and try to reach the same standard. But as my Dearest friend she, like...

I sat in my darkened car outside of Lifetime Fitness. It was almost 9 PM EST. The high school swimmers were almost done. I dreaded...

Holy is that which makes us Whole Why abstraction? My 2009 Toyota Highlander is approaching 200K miles. I gives its TLC w premium gas and oil and it gives me back the best perfornance on the road. On roadless travel, returning this rental car there will be no regrets. All the separate parts would finally meet. We are one after all. Paintings on a wall are just witnesses for a point in time. Expressing the inexpressible in an instance is why abstraction is needed. The sear

Swimming more than painting right now. The regular swimming cadence to find the same rhythm and sensation as the marks. Just have to be...

Every time I finish a workout, I open this app Athlytic on my iPhone to find my heart still beating. The clock is ticking but not now. My...

I reread Hans Hoffman book when I was deciding whether to paint again. Of all the great questions like does GOD exist? Is faith real? ...

My mother passed away when COVID was starting to spread quickly thru NJ. The night before the nurse was kind enough to leave the phone on speaker so we could tell her not to be afraid. Not sure if she could hear us. She had been in her own world since my father's death 5 years ago. The nurse said she did smile at some point. Her children, her grandchildren and great grandchildren did their best to speak in Vietnamese and English to tell her how much we loved her and that w

My heart is not settled. It takes time to see for what it is and to make the marks as is. It is simple and complex at the same time. ...

Abstract expressionists would pass this exercise on to the next generation just as my teacher had done for me. It is the best way to...

I invited Frank over to critique my first batch of oil paintings. I knew I couldn't go any further without deep diving into the question...