I took a video in my studio while I was painting the Magnolia. Too funny, I didn’t realize my painting clothes were going to look so good. It wasn’t planned. Since I’m a right-handed painter, I sometimes have to turn my paintings in order to get a comfortable angle for painting edges. If I don’t do that, I lose control of the precision.

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I began this daily journal in February, 2026 as I prepared for my solo exhibition at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie, NY, from June 5 – September 15, 2026, my work for the group show at the Ceres Gallery in June 2026, and my upcoming November 2026, solo exhibition in Chelsea, New York City