Lightness of Being art-code-PEP 2014YM I see artists get caught

I see artists get caught up in the pursuit of perfection

California is as authentic a Route 66 landmark as any and the neon lights still work

The scale is poorly conveyed as is the sense of place

USA - 2022 Large – 56” x 67” Unframed

was authentic and all the angles worked

Lightness of Being art-code-PEP 2014YM I see artists get caught24" x 24", Mixed Media "My painted work is based on the use of mixed media (acrylic, oil, powdered pigments, charcoal, chalk pastel, oil pastel) applied in an expressionistic and fragmented fashion, aka disrupted realism. While this approach lets me explore my emotional response to my subjects, it also requires an intense and wordless conversation. Because each piece is a mini adventure, my failure rate can be frustrating at timesbut the successes are