perfection clouded by perception
Perfection clouded by perception is how I can best describe the images I have been creating lately. I am talking about the broken mandala the twisted kalidescope. What goes on?…
so you wanna be an artist
Imagine an army of the smartest, most compassionate, free thinking, capable individuals duped in to an existence of competition amongst themselves for a ridiculously rare opportunity. All the while serving…
In and out of love
One minute I was in love and the next minute that love was gone. What happened to my love? What happened to my perception? I am talking about the painting…
Stephen Beveridge with his painting "Hans and Dieter go fishing", at University of California Riverside Palm Desert in conjunction with the Palm Springs Art Museum Arist Council
Art Sales, Coming up Next
The Riviera Hotel in Palm Springs is also hosting the 99 bucks arts sales show. I have three small paintings at this event. 99 Bucks & Up Annual Fundraiser for…
Dance like everyone is watching
Sunday I performed my songs at the Open Mic once again. On the drive in I began to feel nervous and that didn't pass until ten minutes after my performance. …
when artists discuss art
I attended a function for artists at the Palm Springs Art Museum yesterday. It was a critique sponsored by the Artists Council and put on in our very own space…
How to create chaos
I am searching for order in chaos. I create the chaos, a few gestural expressions, and then step back and ask what is required to balance it. A series of…
The essence of the facet known as Ariel
Soul Portrait, Personal Mandala, Essence Portrait
Each painting has it's own personality. I've heard authors talk about a character developing a mind of it's own and having to follow the character they have created to it's…
Common Ground
Over the years I have developed a visual language. I don't always know what I am saying but I can tell when I have everything in place. A visual poetry…
How did I get here?
It isn't always funny the path a painting takes but it's never boring. While on the subject of animated gifs the following was created for the exhibition "You Should Not Be…
detail of a work in progress
art cycle brotherhood
With the new year comes a prompt to reflect and take inventory on habits and aims. Sometimes it seems like my habits control me and that's the easy way. Just…
plein-air non representational allover style painting based on grave rubbings
all over style
These paintings are allover paintings in that they are painted all over the surface of the canvas. There is no part of the painting more special than any other part.…
Will you resign and reflect?
The act of holding the Forgive me sign can lead to a posture of resignation. The space created by that posture is where grace goes. Witnessing that moment, whether in…
join us and set someone free
We are undertaking a public art project to release resentment worldwide. To participate take a selfie holding a sign that says, "forgive me". Share the image on your favorite social…
who is this trance artist?
How would you like to be present at the moment something brand new enters the world? That's where I am every day. No, I don't work in a hospital birthing…
plein-air non representational allover style painting based on grave rubbings
Why create? are you seeking praise?
When I was a wee boy I was praised for using the big toilet. Since then I have been making shit and seeking praise. Sometimes I wonder if I am…
what is the purpose of art?
Painting Depression This painting is unusual for me as it comes from a darker place than I am accustomed to recognizing. I started it after a meeting during which…
"Lar7 cogniet 001z" by Léon Cogniet
Picture your gift
Picture your gift (painting, writing, cooking, surfing) as a white silk flag standing up behind you in the wind as you race through the meadow on your life's path. Now…
The secret to understanding art.
I used to be afraid of meat. Not just meat but the butchers shop. The butchers were all bloody and they stood up on a platform behind a formidable wall…
Is social media diluting art?
instead of writing songs and composing albums its easier to post on social media If we agree that great art comes from the friction within and then agree also…
are you a change agent?
Loving the creative insurgent podcasts. Today Cory Huff and Melissa Dinwiddie interviewed Stephen Goldsmith who calls himself an empathic essential animal, a change agent. He suggests we can engage the community…
M. Anneneberg, Check, Checkmate art installation
M. Annenberg art installation
Conceived as a metaphor from the game of chess, the artwork, Check, Checkmate, takes the global warming debate beyond partisan politics. It examines the role American media plays in…
are you an independent artist?
I started out independent but slowly I succumbed to the lure of international art stardom and began to see myself as an undiscovered genius. I patiently exposed myself to the…
1000 true fans part 2
Besides deeply seated subconscious programming that I need to deal with there has been a long term love hate relationship with the gallery model. Yesterday, allowing myself to have a…