ACRYLIC ALCHEMY

"Patrichorus" is the very last painting available from a 49 piece mega project I did called "Reign Upon Sonrise." The project took 5 years to complete, and was released in the Spring at the age of 33. The project was a meditative reflection and spiritual installation with infinite configurations and possibilities for presentation. The "Reignbough" surrounded the most deeply personal piece I have ever created, "Michael's Note," which I shared yesterday. "Michael's Note," a painfully vulnerable stream of consciousness, was the note my father never left, and at the same time, my goodbye letter to the world 📝

I have always put pieces of my soul into my art, but I can't imagine ever putting more into a piece than this. Mental health plays a key role in my art and my life. I lost my father to his struggles with it and I almost lost myself to the same struggles several times. In fact, I probably did lose a few pieces of myself along the way. The interesting thing is, I didn't know about my father's struggles until I was reconnected with that side of my biological family at the age of 28. When I learned of our shared path, that's when I decided mine needed to deviate. That's when I created "Michael's Note." My father an I shared a name, but will not share the same fate. This is the note he never left...and also my own note at the same time.

I am going to be a guest speaker for "The Business Of Being An Artist" symposium at Sparks Gallery on June 13-14. I will be speaking on Saturday, June 13th, at 5pm. Join me for "From Studio to Sustainability: Sales, Engagement, and Growth."

I'll be diving into:

→ How to turn your studio practice into sales and growth

→ How to build a career that supports your work across multiple exhibitions and markets

→ How business techniques work both offline and online for working artists

I’m starting to do some small group mentoring for artists trying to learn about the business of art. My upcoming mentorship group with Mastrius is built around you, your questions, your work, and your goals.

My initial mentor group will meet once a month, and it will focus on:

▪ How to find yourself as an artist

▪ How you can pragmatically take your passion as far as you would like

▪ How you may be holding yourself back

▪ How to find the unique path that will work for you

▪ The business side of art that others don’t speak about

"The One Who nEver Was." This painting is from my series "The Boy In The Box." I'm an artist with Tourette's and a traumatic brain injury. I live in a constant state of feeling pulled between worlds and states of being. I like to capture the moments between the breaths and the echoes of the soul 💙