The code — use it.

My art web­site has been around for more than a decade.  You can find car­toons dat­ing back to 1993, I think.  The prob­lem with hav­ing a web­site main­tained by only one per­son, namely me, over that length of time, is that iner­tia makes it hard to make big changes. The larger the web­site became the [...] Read more »

Longest Mural in Phoenix AZ?

Jake Beck­man to help cre­ate the longest mural in Phoenix AZ Hugo Med­ina of HugosArt.com, has invited AZ Con­tem­po­rary Artist, Jake Beck­man, to par­tic­i­pate in his Com­mu­nity Mural Project, which will be live dur­ing the Phoenix Fes­ti­val of the Arts.  Hugo wants to cre­ate the city’s longest mural.  So far 75 local artists have signed [...] Read more »

#twitterartexhibit ambassador!

Howdy Every­one As you know I have par­tic­i­pated in both #twit­ter­ar­tex­hibit events.  My first sub­mis­sion was #twit­ter­ar­tex­hibit, which ben­e­fited a library in Moss, Nor­way, enabling them to pur­chase library books for chil­dren.  My first sub­mis­sion became part of a per­ma­nent dis­play in the library. The sec­ond sub­mis­sion was cher­ish, which ben­e­fited a women’s cri­sis cen­ter [...] Read more »

Imperfect Action

We artists are an inter­est­ing lot.  Many artists wait for the fire to strike before lay­ing the brush to can­vas, but not all.  Some of us plan our work in such detail the com­pleted can­vas is in our mind’s eye before we ever lay the brush to the canvas. Either way, many of us wreck [...] Read more »

Sharing the Road & Real Laws of “Average”

Oh, by the way, let me take this moment to thank anyone who has ever let me slide across their lane of traffic, just because I smiled and batted my eyes. I know you thought I was a bimbo, and I was at that moment, but I am thankful for the courtesy nevertheless. Read more »