new age, classical, african and meditative rhythms, blues
Jack Johnson
The Beatles

poetry books by ancient Haiku Masters (I try to find poems that somehow connect with my paintings and post them together on my website)

books about spirituality and art
my school books

"Hero", a martial arts movie
I love the visual elements in recapturing a vast expansive horizon
Dances with Wolves
Forest Gump

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Years of studying watercolor technique has lead me to the study of Buddhism, Asian art, sumi-e ink painting and now encaustic image transfers. My current body of work reflects this, and illustrates my desire to find serenity in not just the act of painting but also the end result, the finished artwork.

I started a blog in January and hope by sharing my creative process I am able to inspire other people to create art too. Journaling was never something that interested me until I went back to graduate school in mid-life and now I find it helps me to be a better teacher and artist.

art that takes you to that place in your mind.

a full moon

The internet and surfing the web, learning about apple computers