Two new watercolor classes at Oregon Art Center

Watercolor Essentials

Join this 7-session class for beginners and intermediate students starts April 15. Evening sessions are 3 hours long. Landscape-focused exercises explore rocks, water, clouds, trees, reflections, shadows, textures, and brush techniques, giving you the tools to create more dynamic and expressive watercolors. Register soon.

Sargent, Homer & Moran Watercolor Methods

This is a 3-session class for watercolor painters with some previous experience. Each three-hour session will examine the techniques of one of these painters, then focus on recreating one of their paintings using those techniques. Classes are 1-4pm Fridays April 17 - May 1. The previous offering sold out.. Register soon.

Freestanding sculpture: Dancing with The Great Wave

“Escape” is a freestanding mixed-media sculpture capturing the charged dynamic between human form and elemental force. An elongated figure leaps forward—part dance, part escape—emerging from the arc of a breaking tsunami wave. The image is reminiscent of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave”.

The wave curls in richly textured greens and turquoise, its foaming crest contrasting with the figure’s smoother, radiant surface, which shifts from oceanic blues into luminous yellow-greens. The color transition suggests transformation—human energy born from, and propelled by, nature’s power.

Sweeping negative space and circular movement guide the eye around the form, balancing tension with grace. The piece evokes resilience, release, and the exhilaration of moving through chaos—less a frozen object than a suspended crescendo of motion and spirit.

Katsushika Hokusai’s famous woodblock print of The Great Wave was one of the inspirations for this sculpture with a human figure

How to commission a painting or sculpture

Commissioning an original sculpture or painting is a collaborative process. My approach is simple, transparent, and based on our conversation.

If you’re drawn to my style, materials, and visual language but want a work that’s more personal or specific than what’s currently available, I invite you to get in touch to discuss a custom commission.

Step 1: Initial Conversation

Each commission begins with a conversation. We’ll discuss your vision, including:

• Desired size and scale

• Medium (sculpture, materials, attitude)

• Color preferences

• Installation context or environment

Reference photos or inspiration images are welcome and often helpful. While they guide the discussion, I do not replicate existing artwork. Each commission is a one-of-a kind original work.

Step 2: Scope, Sketch, and Estimate

If the project feels like a good fit for both of us, and we align on general scope and budget, I’ll prepare a preliminary sketch that reflects my interpretation of the concept.

Along with the sketch, you’ll receive a written estimate outlining:

• Final approximate dimensions

• Materials list

• Timeline

• Total cost and any relevant details

A 50% deposit is required to move forward with the commission or to request an additional sketch.

Step 3: Creation and Artistic Process

Each commissioned artwork evolves as the project develops. A degree of artistic freedom is essential, allowing the work to breathe while staying true to the agreed concept.

If any significant changes to the original plan arise during fabrication or painting, you’ll be consulted in advance for approval.

Step 4: Completion and Delivery

The remaining balance of the estimated cost is due upon delivery of the finished artwork.

If the completed piece does not meet your expectations, I retain ownership of the work. Your deposit will be fully credited toward the purchase of any current or future artwork from my studio.(Work located in any of my galleries is excluded from this arrangement due to contractual agreements.)

Copyright and Reproduction

Copyright for all work remains with the artist. Any reproduction—digital or physical—must be approved in advance.

Commissioned sculpture about 32” tall was created in 5 weeks from initial conversation with the art collectors during their home renovation.

Anima Animus - dynamics of sexual identity

Jung’s concepts of "Anima Animus" are the hidden feminine within men and the hidden masculine within women. They exist in dynamic balance within the collective unconscious, a domain of universal experiences and archetypal knowledge we all share.

We have a dual-sided nature that presents itself as a whole.