I’ve been learning about how my creative practice works, and what I need to do to get out of my own way so that my paintings can happen more easily for me.

Some of this is just showing up and painting, with an emphasis on play and thinking outside of the old structure I used to think I had to work within.

Where does art come from?

Before any artwork takes shape as something that can be seen, it already exists as energy or spirit.

I’ve learned that if I sit around and wait for inspiration to knock on the door and announce its arrival, I’ll be waiting a long time.

Ideas and inspiration show up from everywhere, all of the time, and the best thing I can do to welcome them into my studio is be present.

One of the most valuable skills I’ve acquired over the years is the permission to experiment.

Experimenting is different from trying to produce a perfect completed product. Experimenting, in my experience, has been crucial to helping me find my way through so much in my life, creatively and otherwise.