Artist, Author, Television Host, Producer, and Songwriter.
A couple of months ago, I was closing the door to my little store room when I heard a crash. I immediately reopened the door and discovered that a decorative easel had fallen over and impaled one of my sock monkey paintings. Impaled! The poor little guy took it right on the chin. I was…
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I was going to paint a portrait of a pirate but for the life of me I could not find my reference photo. And then I stumbled on an old photo of my Grandmother. Her name is Maria. (It’s pronounced Mariah like the wind.) It’s a beautiful name yet she preferred to be called Mickey.…
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I think all my best projects start with, “Whooohoo! Wouldn’t it be fun if we…?” And my television series, Give Your Walls Some Soul, was among my best projects. A week ago, I made the decision to cease production of my television series, Give Your Walls Some Soul, and my Ning network of the same…
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Today I had the pleasure of leading a small creativity retreat at Quicksilver Farms & School of Husbandry. One of the owners, Nants Foley, hired me to lead the retreat as a birthday present for her twin sisters, Susan and Mary. We each meditated in out favorite spot. I chose the center of the apricot…
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Every year I copy an old master to sharpen my skills. A few years back I did a study of a portion of Vermeer's The Girl with
Unbeknownst to each other, Jason Shepherd and I had been focusing on Shakespeare of late. When I tweeted a quote from
New to First Fridays? Here's the description from the Hollister Downtown Association's website: "On the first Friday of each
Leslie David filmed the opening reception at Blak Sage Gallery, and created a wonderful short video about the Open Studio
It was a day of starts and a day of finishes, and nothing in between. Larry Paddy and Maeve are finally complete. Yeah I
Wow what an incredibly creative and lively class at Southside School this week! The students have only a few weeks to go
Joe's Lane seems to be a place of healing for many people, myself included. Enjoy~ Lyrics Joe's Lane
I am so excited about the debut of our first music CD collaboration, Virtually Possible! The proof arrived
It's that time of year again, when the artists of San Benito County share their heartwork with the public! Please save
Some milestone events happen without warning and change your life forever. Others you can see coming a mile away. And you
Monkey Made of Sockies has had his portrait painted twice with the guitar. It may very well be his favorite instrument to
Special thanks go out to Jenn Ostenson and the Cerra Vista PTO for booking me for an Author Visit last month. It
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