Finding Moments
Over twenty years ago I was driving a rental car from San Diego to the central California coast. While on the I-5, a tremendous idea jumped into my mind of its own volition. I replayed the scene over and over in my mind so that it would stay in my memory...yet I feared that it would become diluted with time if I waited any longer to write it. I had a pen in my pocket, but nothing to write on, so I pulled off to the side of the road and put my emergencies on. Finding a gum wra
Are You the Black Sheep?
Most artists that I know are the black sheep in their families, or in society for that matter. Some of them have gone through tough times trying to understand why they've been rejected...coming to grips with the fact that an artist's life can be lonely because few people understand you. Our voices are crystal clear above the fog of world events. That's unsettling for the majority. When students confide in me that they wish to become professional artists, I applaud their gumpt
