If you are a new visitor to my website: Welcome.
If you have visited my website before, or if you know me at all, you know that I am something of a story-teller. I have written “histories,” for many of the paintings featured on the site. Often I have mentioned where I was, or perhaps what was going on in my life at the time. Sometimes I explained how a painting came about, why I chose the subject matter, and probably a story about the painting. I have always tried to keep it personal; the need to share my art. Some of the people I may have mentioned and loved are gone now, but the stories will always be there.
Tales From Crooked Creek
Tales From Crooked Creek is my second book and I’m excited about it. I dug deep into my memory bank and came up with some tales that I had nearly forgotten. I wrote much of it while I was incapacitated after three major surgeries. I couldn’t paint because my walker wouldn’t fit in my studio.
A Short Season With Ernie
The same is true for A SHORT SEASON WITH ERNIE, my first book. I have wanted and NEEDED to write this story since I was a kid. Strangely enough, the Covid “lockdown,” with art galleries closed and people more concerned about having enough toilet paper than buying a painting, gave me the opportunity to write this book.
