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What if?Sometimes that’s all it takes.I looked at this painting—with all its color, texture and layers—and had an AHA mo...
09/10/2026

What if?

Sometimes that’s all it takes.

I looked at this painting—with all its color, texture and layers—and had an AHA moment:

What if I covered the entire thing in black?

There was no guarantee it would work.

But that’s part of making art.

Sometimes you have to stop protecting what already exists long enough to discover what else it could become.

So I followed the idea.

The color disappeared.

The texture didn’t.

In fact, I began seeing the surface more clearly—the ridges, marks, imperfections and movement catching light in ways I hadn’t anticipated.

One painting became another simply because I was willing to ask a question.

What if?

And then find out.

What if?Sometimes that’s all it takes.I looked at this painting—with all its color, texture and layers—and had an AHA mo...
09/10/2026

What if?

Sometimes that’s all it takes.

I looked at this painting—with all its color, texture and layers—and had an AHA moment:

What if I covered the entire thing in black?

There was no guarantee it would work.

But that’s part of making art.

Sometimes you have to stop protecting what already exists long enough to discover what else it could become.

So I followed the idea.

The color disappeared.

The texture didn’t.

In fact, I began seeing the surface more clearly—the ridges, marks, imperfections and movement catching light in ways I hadn’t anticipated.

One painting became another simply because I was willing to ask a question.

What if?

And then find out.

I know I’ve been absent for a while, until these last couple of posts. And quite frankly, it’s because I was burned out....
08/31/2026

I know I’ve been absent for a while, until these last couple of posts. And quite frankly, it’s because I was burned out.

Burned out from posting, trying to figure out what the algorithm wanted, trying to get noticed, while my views and likes seemed to be wandering around somewhere in a vast desert. 😂

I’m not chasing that animal anymore.

I like sharing my work. If you like it, wonderful. If you don’t, that’s okay too. But I’m no longer going to turn myself into a content machine just to convince an algorithm that what I’m making deserves to be seen.

These paintings are here. These words are here. And these words are just as important to me as whatever 10-second video might be capturing everyone’s attention right now.

I DON’T CARE ANYMORE!!!!

And strangely enough, I mean that in the best possible way.

I’m going to share what I want, when I want—not when I’m told I’m supposed to.

I’m an artist. I make art. That’s what I’m here to share.

Sometimes, being an artist means showing up anyway.There are mornings when I walk into my studio and can’t wait to begin...
08/26/2026

Sometimes, being an artist means showing up anyway.

There are mornings when I walk into my studio and can’t wait to begin.

And there are mornings when I don’t want to make anything.

That’s a part of being an artist that isn’t talked about nearly enough.

There’s a romantic idea about the artist’s life—that inspiration arrives, we step into the studio, lose ourselves in the process, and somehow another wonderful painting emerges.

Sometimes it happens that way.

A lot of the time, it doesn’t.

There are days when you make a mark without knowing what the next mark should be. You work on something that isn’t working. You scrape it away. Cover it. Start again. And sometimes you make absolutely nothing worth keeping.

But you showed up.

I’ve learned that inspiration isn’t something I can depend upon. Commitment is.

The finished painting may look effortless, but underneath it can be hours, days, or months of experimentation, frustration, patience, destruction and rebuilding that no one will ever see.

The finished painting gets the spotlight.

The struggle that made it possible usually doesn’t.

But if I keep showing up—even on the days when nothing seems to be happening—eventually something does.

Not because inspiration finally decided to visit.
Because I was there when it arrived.

Today is the opening of my exhibition at William Scott Gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts.Looking through these pain...
07/31/2026

Today is the opening of my exhibition at William Scott Gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Looking through these paintings, it’s hard not to think about where they began.

They were made in a small studio in Portland, Oregon—one brushstroke, one layer, one uncertain decision at a time. Over the months they slowly found their own voice, and today they’ve traveled more than 3,000 miles to begin a new conversation on the opposite coast.

I’m deeply grateful to William Scott Gallery for believing in this work, and to everyone who has followed this journey from the beginning.

Here’s to new beginnings, quiet moments, and the unexpected places that art can take us.

Thank you.

The William Scott Gallery




A question that continues to drive my work.
06/07/2026

A question that continues to drive my work.




Not every presence announces itself.Some are felt before they are seen.Bare Witness To The Breath
06/02/2026

Not every presence announces itself.

Some are felt before they are seen.

Bare Witness To The Breath





05/28/2026

I rarely begin with certainty.

A painting usually starts with a gesture, a response, a mark that asks for another mark.

Layer by layer, something begins to reveal itself.

Not as a plan—

But as a conversation.




Some works arrive quietly.Not asking to be understood immediately.Not demanding attention.Simply holding presence.“The B...
05/26/2026

Some works arrive quietly.

Not asking to be understood immediately.
Not demanding attention.
Simply holding presence.

“The Breath Of Memory” - Kris Haas
“What It True Is Yet Again”. 48” x 24” Acrylic & sand on canvas.




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