
A Look at What Lurks Beneath the Surface : My Painting Experience Weekend
This is my followup to my earlier blog post about my participation in the “Painting Experience” workshop that was held in Asheville on August 19-21. There are few rules for participants of the “Painting Experience” Workshops. One is not to comment on another’s work or your own. Keep it purely about process. Once we begin to judge anything about the product, we interfere with the purity of the process. Our group was true to this code. Standing in front of the blank canvas

The Painting Experience: A adventure in process art
There is something about the middle of August in my life. Many significant dates collide and often it is the beginning of something…birthdays, new house, and again today, I begin a new blog. It might be less significant than some ithings in the grand view of life, but it’s something to notice. About Six years ago we closed the deal on our current home north of Asheville. Months earlier, when we had found the place, I had put significant dates in my calendar when I thought i