Hello World Changer! I'm going LIVE on my YouTube channel right now! Come watch me paint as I share my story with perfectionism, where I believe it really comes from, and how we can live truly free and authentic lives. Join LIVE and be part of the conversation! Watch Now on YouTube Share the Love If you’ve found value in this newsletter, why not share it? Forward this email to friends and family who would also benefit from worthwhile inspiration and heart-lifting reflections. It takes all of...
13 days ago • 1 min read
Artist Odyssey Hello World Changer! I am utterly wrecked. I’m sick with worry and unraveled because I am so distraught. In six months, my life has gone from living below my means and feeling free with an $800 mortgage, to being completely strapped, owning $4000 a month in mortgages and paying bills for two houses. Every month that passes, we are watching the value of the house we are trying to sell fall, and we always seem to be behind the market as the highest-priced house. Only eight months...
14 days ago • 6 min read
Artist Odyssey Hello World Changer! I’m sitting here stuck, like I have been for days. I try to get some words on a page and just can’t do it. I have a blog-writing formula I learned from Mathew Dicks and his book Storyworthy. I have a whole list of stories from my life written down, and I run through them until one grabs me and inspires me. I think about the story. I put myself there. I relive the story. I smell it all. Touch it all. Visualize everything. Then I think of the five-second...
21 days ago • 8 min read
Artist Odyssey Hello World Changer! I have written about my dad a lot. He had a huge impact on who I am today and what I do. It’s a mixed bag of parenting, and I have done plenty of soul searching, connecting the dots from my childhood to my adulthood and my own parenting patterns. Most parents do the very best they can with what they know, still leaving their children often hurt, wounded, and scarred. But we also leave our children with an imprint of identity and lasting attributes that...
28 days ago • 8 min read
Artist Odyssey Hello World Changer! I’m on a little ferry heading to one of my favorite places on earth. You can only get here by boat or by hiking a long hot, arduous, rocky trail in the cliffs. No thanks. It's a precious little treasure on the island of Crete we discovered in 2019. We included it in our Cretan Art Retreat as “Magical Mystery Day.” We didn't tell anyone what we were doing or where we were going, but just to pack their sketchbook and wear their swimsuit. I’m incredibly...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
Artist Odyssey Hello World Changer! I’m sitting at my desk in my studio and have nothing I need to paint. I have no orders and no invoices to create. Right now there is a huge crate on its way back from New York City, packed full of paintings that I didn’t sell. I probably have close to 200 paintings on canvas and paper that all need homes. Art Expo was a giant flop. I got out of there by the skin of my teeth, barely breaking even on my investment. I feel fortunate that I even did that much....
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Hello World Changer! Have you ever felt like a 9 to 5 just isn't for you? Maybe you feel like you weren't cut out for a traditional path. If you do, it's not because there's something wrong with you. You might just be unemployable. In my brand new YouTube video, I'm telling the story of how I realized I couldn't get a job to save my life...and why that turned out to be a good thing. Watch the full video on my YouTube channel to hear the story! Watch Now on YouTube Share the Love If you’ve...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Artist Odyssey Hello World Changer! I’m in my grandma’s backyard in Ballard, Washington. It's early summer, and everything is heavenly. The grass is lush and green, and the two cherry trees are ripe with juicy sweet cherries. One has red cherries, and the other has white and pink cherries. There is also a glorious garden in the back of the yard perfectly maintained with rich black soil and strong, abundant plants. I wander through each row looking at what she has growing. This is the only...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Hello World Changer! After 30 years as a professional artist, I’ve experienced just about every kind of failure. But every wrong turn became part of the path that led me to where I am now. I'm about to go LIVE on my YouTube channel to share some of the biggest mistakes I made in my journey as a professional artist. Come learn from my mistakes so you don't have to make them yourself. Join LIVE and be part of the conversation! Watch Now on YouTube Share the Love If you’ve found value in this...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read