Regardless of what medium I’m working in, I’m always creating. Today I created on the computer using both Photoshop and Procreate. I have a 30” square canvas that has the underpainting layer in abstraction, inspired by a space image posted on the NASA website. Using Photoshop, I was trying to decide which flower in my huge collection of photos I was going to use as the catalyst for the next stage of painting. I had imagined a rose and tried a few samples, but settled upon a dahlia instead. Using Procreate, I created a grid on my new image composition, then, using pastel, I replicated the grid on the canvas. From there, I was able to sketch in the center of the flower and then the petals. I’m so happy to be moving forward on this painting. I started it about a month ago and it’s been sitting patiently in the corner waiting for me until now. We are both heaving a sigh of relief on moving forward with this project.

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