Nov 14, 2011 | Angels, Art
I’ve been playing with paint for Art Every Day Month and wanted to honor the angels who are always waiting in the wings, available to intervene or inspire whenever I ask. To my surprise, it has been a challenge. I kept coming back to it, feeling it was...
Nov 7, 2011 | Art, Inspiration
When my art speaks to someone, it feels like such a luxury. An embarrassment of riches, really.I mean, the act of pouring mySELF out onto a blank canvas is so invigorating, so centering, so healing that I feel like I’m getting away with something. It should be...
Oct 24, 2011 | Art, Peter Benson
For the first time in weeks, I started – and finished – a painting. My dudio looked like a garbage dump, covered in debris from the past three weeks: leftover memorial service programs, junk mail, the hat my dad wore to the hospital, hangers and bags that...