Back in the studio again after a week of feeling under the weather, and I went back to working on the dahlia painting. I’m still defining the various petals. I don’t usually choose to paint flowers with harsh spikes, but at the moment, this felt like a feature that was right to accentuate. In my garden, the brash pink Rhododendron ‘Milestone’ is partially open. I bought this from the American Rhododendron Society in 2001. And yes, I have a database for my plants, too, like I have a database for my art. Different programs though.

These daily studio notes lead toward my 2026 solo exhibitions in New York City and  Poughkeepsie, NY.