Lots-o-words About the “Relative Strangers” Show

It’s been a little bit, mostly because I was crazy busy in the two weeks leading up to the opening. I loaded up my car with more than 25 paintings and drove out to LA last Tuesday. I dropped off ten of those pieces at the scanning place and continued on to the gallery in Santa Monica with the rest.

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Shaping Up?

Last week, I finally placed an order with a woodcutting company. I was ordering about 30 pieces of different shapes and sizes, but then I put the brakes on. Instead, I ordered two of the largest sizes as a test. I feel like I need to see how they’ll look and feel before making so many more, ya know?

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Queering the Family Album

Photographer and videographer Eric Minh Swenson was here on Monday, shooting me working in my studio. I even made some good progress on my last pieces during the shoot. I thought I was going to have to fake it (pretend to paint), but I really was painting. I did this while talking to him about the scenes in the work, since they all originate from photos.

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Misplaced Memory

I hardly know what I’ve been doing lately because my memory has been so entirely horrible. I know I’ve been busy with multiple tasks, including painting. And then there’s physical therapy, neurotherapy, and my regular therapist (psychologist). I guess that takes up about 5 to 6 hours a week, including driving.

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