25 Yeas in the Desert: A Companion Guide for the Cosmic Journey of a Lifetime

I would like to present my first book to you.  

25 Years in the Desert is now available on Amazon.com.

 Support your neighborhood book sellers and consider picking up a copy at 

The Grove 

 3010 Juniper Street, San Diego 

or The Controversial Bookstore 3063 University Avenue, San Diego. 

 Your comments and feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Fun with Gouache Paint

Click on Read More to see the images from the video!

Wabi-Sabi Trees in Winter

Wabi-sabi Trees in Winter

36" x 52" Mixed media

Wabi-sabi (nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect).  

Releasing the Artist Within

Moved to Asheville, North Carolina!

Go to The Urban Art Retreat and Studio to register for an art workshop.

Do you want to learn to live more creatively? 

Do you want to awaken the artist within you?

 Attend a 12 PM Saturday afternoon seminar in beautiful Balboa Park in San Diego.

Learn to meditate and to be more creative by painting outside en plein air (in the open air)!

Unleash the artist within!

Live more creatively in your daily life!

 Click to Enroll

There is an artist in you!

Irish Diaspora

The Irish Diaspora

The Irish Diaspora consists of all the people who claim Irish descent and reside outside of Ireland. I am grateful to be part of the Irish Diaspora in the United States. The Irish have made significant contributions to this country and many other countries around the world. Large numbers of Irish emigrants and their descendents now reside in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil and states of the Caribbean and continental Europe. Today, 80 million people around the world claim Irish heritage and 41 million of them are in the United States.

Cathartic Experience

What is Catharsis? 

Catharsis is a Greek word meaning ‘cleansing’ or ‘purging’.
 

The purging of emotions or relieving of emotional tension can be accomplished through the practice of art making for many people.  It is the act itself, not the finished work of art that is cathartic for the artist and the image here shows that process.  By drawing a portrait of my recently deceased mother, I am able to experience catharsis.  It is a powerful exercise and I encourage anyone who is experiencing pain brought about by loss or other emotional stress to attempt to release that emotion through art making, writing, composing, or any other creative endeavor.