October, octubre, octobah. Fall is here, and it’s the best time of year in Sacramento, CA. I’ve been painting, watching lots of football, and eating bacon and eggs most every day. Love me some autumn! Here’s a new background for your desktop:

I had to go back to October 2011 for this image, taken in Bodega Bay. In response to the question “What do you do?”, a wise man once said: “What does a bird do?”.

I’ve been looking up at birdies allot these days, and it’s immensely fun. There are so many of them flying around getting their exercise or just sitting there getting their chill time in, and I’m always glad to notice. These birds chirped the calendar in Spanish.

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Wishing all of you a blessed month!

Alameda Base, oil on paper, 7.5 x 11 inches, 2013

As I paint, my ego wants to make the paper in front of me into something. my mind wants to assemble an awesome picture, and if I respond to this I’ll make a cheesy move—I’ll hit on a sentimental object, I’ll put in the pretty blue sky.

I must keep working, I must focus on that mundane, insignificant patch of concrete right in the middle of the picture. Quiet the mind. Don’t consider the product. Don’t appreciate it while I’m making it, just appreciate the completeness of what I’m existing in and try to bring everything forward.

Color is my only indulgence.

September is here! I’m in Wellington, New Zealand. This photo is from Breaker Bay Road, along the South edge of the North island.

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It took me awhile to get over my $12 airport burrito.  I figured that a 10pm flight wouldn’t possibly serve dinner, so after clearing security I chose a Mexican restaurant that seemed busy and looked good.  I was ready to pay top dollar for a good meal because I was travelling and I had just sold a painting and was ready to treat myself, to sit down alone somewhere comfortable and eat a good full meal and then get on the plane happy and full and relaxed.  I chose the steak supreme burrito because I’d already eaten chicken that day and in spite of the fact that I didn’t really feel hungry enough to warrant a full burrito.  I almost got the veggie burrito but it was only 90 cents cheaper.  I didn’t want a quesadilla and the tacos seemed too bare-bones and I thought it’d be good to have some ruffage in with the food.

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