Visual Art

Kissing Camels at Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Baby Elephant was one of the first paintings I did after taking years off from painting to raise my family and pursue my career. Elephants have had a special place in my heart since my childhood visits to Forest Park…

My creative process starts with just one thought which evolves into a story then music adds a new dimension as everything  expands into multiple dimensions of color, texture, line,  shape and form all mixed up with shades of emotion.  

I took this picture about ten years ago, around the time that I first began to really think of myself as a photographer, as a person who explores with a camera in hand for the sake of slowing down, looking…

Renewals and new beginnings The Bluebird is seen as the symbol of happiness, prosperity, good health, and the arrival of spring for many diverse cultures as indicated in Korean legend (a little bird told me), Native American Cochiti and Navajo…

At no other time (than autumn) does the earth let itself be inhaled in one smell, the ripe earth; in a smell that is in no way inferior to the smell of the sea, bitter where it borders on taste,…

 Civilizations mark humanity’s defining moments.  As people adopt moral, legal, and economic codes, complex social systems are woven together. Art, education, science and cultural traditions flourish.  Vibrant economies enrich lives. Yet, how fragile these moral contracts are. How easily our…

A few days ago while walking my dog, I came upon a pair of old suitcases abandoned in a neighboring alley. It was a mysterious sighting, hard case luggage, forlorn and scarred from years of service, sitting there, as if…

Americans are finding that what seemed in the past, a simple act, is increasingly a political minefield.  But conversation between people of disparate views, while difficult, is more essential than ever.  So open your mind, open your heart, lean in,…