Abstraction

A visual, visceral, and cathartic expression of the driving beat in my heart.

I am a part of all that I have met;

Yet all experience is an arch wherethrough

Gleams that untraveled world, whose margin fades

For ever and for ever when I move.

Alfred Tennyson; Ulysses

My art is an amalgamation of all my experiences throughout the decades, the chapters, of my life. The pandemic saw the end of my long association with the theatre, but the siren call to create is unending. In answer, I return to where I started: I pick up sticks of color, blank paper, canvases, brushes, paints, and all manner of unconventional tools to combine new techniques with old ones into a different way of telling a story. Some call it abstraction, I prefer amalgamation.

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New logo just in time for the Schack Fresh Paint Art Festival in downtown Everett August 17 and 18. Come by and see what I've been up to....
New logo just in time for the Schack Fresh Paint Art Festival in downtown Everett August 17 and 18. Come by and see what I've been up to....
Retrieval in process...
Retrieval in process...
Game of Shrooms 2024 🍄 THREE is tucked in the forest but there's a view of the water in the place known for some wild parties in my youth - anyone remember streaking? Not me but... This is the last for my first year of Game of Shrooms. It won't be m
Game of Shrooms 2024 🍄 THREE is tucked in the forest but there's a view of the water in the place known for some wild parties in my youth - anyone remember streaking? Not me but... This is the last for my first year of Game of Shrooms. It won't be my last. Remember to tag me, dm me, post a comment here. If it's still here just before they shut the gates it will be retrieved by a trusted minion... Bwahahahaha😀 Have fun, stay safe, and look for me and my art at Fresh Paint in Everett mid-August. Happy Shrooming🍄🍄🍄 #gameofshrooms2024 #gameofshrooms_evt @gameofshroomsofficial @gameofshrooms_sea
Game of Shrooms 2024 update: the first two have been claimed but number THREE is still in my bag, for a very short time... Do you know where in Everett I am? Clues forthcoming in next post for all the night people out there who were sleeping this mor
Game of Shrooms 2024 update: the first two have been claimed but number THREE is still in my bag, for a very short time... Do you know where in Everett I am? Clues forthcoming in next post for all the night people out there who were sleeping this morning. Remember to tag me with a post or dm to let me know you've found & claimed THREE #gameofshrooms2024 #gameofshrooms_evt #gameofshrooms @gameofshroomsofficial @gameofshrooms_sea
Game of Shrooms 2024 🍄TWO is waiting patiently with a most spectacular view out over the water in a place dear to my heart for many reasons. Weddings and several shows (note my first regular paycheck was from Everett Parks dept. I was a member of a
Game of Shrooms 2024 🍄TWO is waiting patiently with a most spectacular view out over the water in a place dear to my heart for many reasons. Weddings and several shows (note my first regular paycheck was from Everett Parks dept. I was a member of a clown & puppeteer troupe that played all the parks) and then there was The Sprockettes: hired by the Public Health dept. to write and produce a children's musical touring show to encourage bicycle helmut safety in the early 1990s. So many wonderful memories here in this lovely place. Do you remember the massive tree stump house that was once here? On your mark, get set, finders keepers 😃 #gameofshrooms2024 #gameofshrooms_evt #@gameofshroomsofficial @gameofshrooms_sea
🍄ONE has been found & claimed. Congratulations 🎉 One is hiding in almost plain sight where bears were once to be seen in a cage on the other side of a forest green. But here the baseballs once did fly! Good luck. Be quick and please take a pi
🍄ONE has been found & claimed. Congratulations 🎉 One is hiding in almost plain sight where bears were once to be seen in a cage on the other side of a forest green. But here the baseballs once did fly! Good luck. Be quick and please take a pic and post tagging me you found One🍄 #gameofshrooms2024 #gameofshrooms #gameofshrooms_evt #gameofshrooms_evt @gameofshroomsofficial
Game of Shrooms 2024 is ON 🍄 These three packages are what you're looking for today only. I'm out hiding them. Look for clues in the pics to come. First clue: One will be clowning around where I had my first regular paycheck at 16 years old. The yea
Game of Shrooms 2024 is ON 🍄 These three packages are what you're looking for today only. I'm out hiding them. Look for clues in the pics to come. First clue: One will be clowning around where I had my first regular paycheck at 16 years old. The year? That would be telling. But it was in Everett and it was in summer and it was out in public. Good luck! #gameofshrooms2024 #gameofshrooms #pacificnorthwestartist
Game of Shrooms, June 8, 2024, has arrived! Three of... at least 3, as I must sleep and morel crenellations are time consuming for this abstract artist, and so much FUN. I got a bit lost in the flow. Art is a healing experience I highly recommend. Se
Game of Shrooms, June 8, 2024, has arrived! Three of... at least 3, as I must sleep and morel crenellations are time consuming for this abstract artist, and so much FUN. I got a bit lost in the flow. Art is a healing experience I highly recommend. Sending out in the world in a few hours sleep. Clues posting as they are hidden in the Everett, Washington area. To sleep... perchance to dream. Good night. #gameofshrooms2024 #gameofshrooms_evt
Game of Shrooms 2024, number Two could be yours if you get there first. Don't worry about being too early. Not a morning person. I'll post a few more offerings before I sleep. Clues will be posted beginning at 10am. Have fun! #gameofshrooms2024
Game of Shrooms 2024, number Two could be yours if you get there first. Don't worry about being too early. Not a morning person. I'll post a few more offerings before I sleep. Clues will be posted beginning at 10am. Have fun! #gameofshrooms2024
Game of Shrooms, June 8, 2024: One - hidden for you to find, and keep, in Everett, Washington, but after some sleep. Will there be more? Of course there will. Pics to come as finished throughout the night. Check the map @gameofshroomsofficial And @ga
Game of Shrooms, June 8, 2024: One - hidden for you to find, and keep, in Everett, Washington, but after some sleep. Will there be more? Of course there will. Pics to come as finished throughout the night. Check the map @gameofshroomsofficial And @gameofshrooms_sea for more artists and more art and Oh, So, Much, FUN in your neighborhood!
New logo just in time for the Schack Fresh Paint Art Festival in downtown Everett August 17 and 18. Come by and see what I've been up to.... Retrieval in process... Game of Shrooms 2024 🍄 THREE is tucked in the forest but there's a view of the water in the place known for some wild parties in my youth - anyone remember streaking? Not me but... This is the last for my first year of Game of Shrooms. It won't be m Game of Shrooms 2024 update: the first two have been claimed but number THREE is still in my bag, for a very short time... Do you know where in Everett I am? Clues forthcoming in next post for all the night people out there who were sleeping this mor Game of Shrooms 2024 🍄TWO is waiting patiently with a most spectacular view out over the water in a place dear to my heart for many reasons. Weddings and several shows (note my first regular paycheck was from Everett Parks dept. I was a member of a 🍄ONE has been found & claimed. Congratulations 🎉 One is hiding in almost plain sight where bears were once to be seen in a cage on the other side of a forest green. But here the baseballs once did fly! Good luck. Be quick and please take a pi Game of Shrooms 2024 is ON 🍄 These three packages are what you're looking for today only. I'm out hiding them. Look for clues in the pics to come. First clue: One will be clowning around where I had my first regular paycheck at 16 years old. The yea Game of Shrooms, June 8, 2024, has arrived! Three of... at least 3, as I must sleep and morel crenellations are time consuming for this abstract artist, and so much FUN. I got a bit lost in the flow. Art is a healing experience I highly recommend. Se Game of Shrooms 2024, number Two could be yours if you get there first. Don't worry about being too early. Not a morning person. I'll post a few more offerings before I sleep. Clues will be posted beginning at 10am. Have fun! #gameofshrooms2024 Game of Shrooms, June 8, 2024: One - hidden for you to find, and keep, in Everett, Washington, but after some sleep. Will there be more? Of course there will. Pics to come as finished throughout the night. Check the map @gameofshroomsofficial And @ga

Telling a story with art.

Telling a story with art.

Painting titled Out Damn Spot

Out Damn Spot

I feel
I feel so I paint
and paint
I walk away.

I feel so I come back
I layer and layer
I walk away again.

Is it ever done?
Will it tell me when it is
I feel so I start
again.