Greetings from Svalbard, Norway!  Yup, you read the correctly....if you look at a globe, you'll find Svalbard in the high arctic.  How did I find myself at the "top of the World" you might ask - I blame Netflix, happily!  The short story is that in the winter of 2023 I was watching "Restaurants At The End Of The World" and the host Kristen Kish (@kristenlkish), an American chef (Top Chef Winner, among her many talents) went to Svalbard (check out S1, E2, Norway's Touch of Mad

I am sometimes asked if I use Photoshop when I produce my prints.  I have Photoshop and Lightroom, but having it and using with any kind of skill are two very different things.  More often than not I use the software only to crop my art (and when I get really frustrated, I print the piece and cut it with scissors, albeit extremely sharp scissors).  Nevertheless, if you happen to own one of my original works on paper, lift the matte - I didn't always crop - I relied on the mat

I collect art from other artists.  As you know, when I travel, I visit art galleries, among other places.  It never fails that I find something I like - sometimes I buy it, sometimes I covet it, and sometimes I just preserve the memory of seeing new and exciting pieces and keep a long-distance eye on the artist to see what they produce in the future. I also have a collection of my own original paintings - it isn't often that I sell an original.  And, finally, I have art that