I'm looking forward to seven days of printmaking assisting Dan Welden at the Omega Institute in two workshops, Why not join us for one or both workshops!

Dan is a wonderful teacher with a lifetime of experience, and what better place than the OMEGA INSTITUTE to explore your creativity and awareness? Whether you sign up for two days solarplate printmaking and or 5 days of monoprinting, it will be an adventure to create without expectations. Develop your sense of observation, confidence and hone your artistic abilities….no matter what level you are. A complete studio with several presses will provide a congenial working atmosphere for you to enjoy the process with new tools and exciting color. 
All in the holistic and inspiring setting of the Omega institute!

Stay tuned for registration information early in the new year., hopefully around March 1st, 2016.
​
The Omega Institute

Making a painting is a very intimate personal experience. It's a journey of trials, error, doubts, fresh starts, new terriroty, surprises, hopefully successes and  finally, completion.  

The point at which you stand back and think... Hmmm, well I'm not sure there is much more I can add, without the risk of taking it into the' over worked' zone.  The painting may feel finished, but it still hangs on the studio wall,  framed by the patches of built up paint from this and previous works in progress, where  brushes have been wiped clean, or excess paint removed.  There is still a feeling of deep connection to the journey and the stages of creation. The attachment is strong.

​It is only when I see my paintings out of the studio and in a gallery or a home, that I can really see the finished piece. This new context creates a distance which allows me the opportunity to see more  of the painting's strengths and beauty, and only a glimpse of the mistakes or struggles of the journey.

It's a lovely  bonus on those occassions when I get to deliver the piece to a client's home myself, and share their excitement of seeing the painting in it's new home. I got the chance to do this last month with 'Surf in Snow'. Here it is in it's new spot.