Still Life Studio

I had a photo shoot at the studio this morning (pro photos to come) but I took a few vignettes. As always Barry stole the show but my students looked great too. Can’t wait to share more.

I’m just here trying to enjoy Maine’s incredibly short and perfectly sweet summer before it floats by. Summer students and flower beds and camping and loving and learning and all of the things. I hope you are getting into it too!

My student Randi and I just completed this interior painting. She did an amazing job with a challenging subject! Our inspiration was a gorgeous photograph by and I’m sharing it here with permission. These old Maine homes have so much character and nostalgia and I hope we captured a bit it of it in our paintings. 💙

1. Adria’s painting
2. Randi’s painting
3. Photo by

Every day I come into work I feel like I've somehow cheated the system, in the best possible ways. I can't afford vacations or retirement, but who cares. I love my job, my clients, and my community so much it hurts. Capitalism tells us if we aren't strung out, depleted, and hoarding our wealth then we're doing something wrong. I beg to differ. I hope you'll all find your own ways to game the system because sometimes the unconventional path is pretty damn incredible. 🎨