Artist’s Journal
This is my artist journal. Some call it a "blog," but I've never liked that term. Here's where l’ll share my most current work worth noting and give you some insights into my creative process.
I will also share some of my writings about my life’s journey living with a rare neurological disease that mimics multiple sclerosis called MOG antibody disease. It’s a part of my life that shapes me as an artist today.
Resurrecting an Old Image
I've always loved this image, but some things were distracting me from its beauty. So, with new Lightroom processing tools and skills, I tackled the raw photograph again, hoping to breathe new life into it.
Prisoner of My Heart
Here lately, my heart has felt heavy and my mind troubled. I have felt trapped with the insane thoughts of my ego-mind. If I made art expressing this, could it somehow set me free?
Rose From the Ashes
I remember walking the wooded field behind my house in late 2017, listening to Casting Crowns. Their music and lyrics felt like a reassuring friend as I lived with a frightening
Meet Me Where the Dahlias Grow
I first visited Swan Island Dahlia Farm in Canby, Oregon, in 2014 while attending a photography workshop conducted by award-winning photographer, Denise Ippolito. Denise's flower photography has inspired me for many years. Pair that with a place
Art in Therapy
I want to share with you my most meaningful art therapy projects from 2015-2019, starting with The Freedom Box.
Aging Flower Project - Amaryllis
I've been wanting years to create images of flowers past their prime and still find beauty. It's not easy. Nor is it popular.
Experimenting with Color and Texture
Once I brought the image into Lightroom for processing, it seemed a little too ordinary. So, off to the pixel playground I often go to explore colors and texture.
Beyond What These Eyes Can See
My eyes were closed when I first saw this vision. Something vast, seemingly unsurmountable, was blocking the light.
The QuaranTime Exhibition
QuaranTime is an Exhibition/Presentation/Performance Series featuring all Northwest Louisiana Roster Artists who enter up to 10 works created during the CoronaVirus "Pause" and presented by the Shreveport Regional Art Council. Here is my submission of nine images I call: The Lost Spring Discovered
The Lost Spring Discovered
I just finished this video of my photography captured during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown period.
Escaping Hell
One morning in early January of 2020, I was fighting back the sadness and pain that grief can sometimes lay on you like a lead blanket.
