As an artist, I spend quite a bit of time analyzing the work before I commit to a painting, the difference between how a composition looks when created on the computer screen and how it looks once I put it onto canvas. Each day, I spend time looking at a piece before I begin painting and after I’m done for the day. Even after I’m finished with a painting, and even after I’ve signed a piece, I spend time looking at the work from many different angles and in different lighting situations. I also like to put the painting in places where I don’t expect it to be so that I “accidentally” see it without expecting to. Living with a work for some time after signing it, sometimes brings out my brushes again when I see something I hadn’t seen at the time. I’m not averse to taking one of my paintings off the wall and modifying it. In fact, I’ve often done that with my work. After all, it is my work, isn’t it?!

This is a daily journal of my creative efforts as I prepare for my June 2026 solo exhibition in Poughkeepsie, NY, and my November exhibition in Chelsea, New York City.