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Happy Girls' Day

Today, March 3rd is Hinamatsuri, Girls’ Day. I’ve spent a bit of time in Japan, and was familiar with the elaborate alter of dolls...

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Portrait of a Mother

Domenico Ghirlandaio, Portrait of Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. Modern Eden Gallery has put a...

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Endurance

I painted Kimon Tiger in anticipation of 2022’s lunar new year. The Tiger in the painting holds Miss Shimane, one of 58 friendship dolls...

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Sebastian

St. Sebastian is known as the patron saint of plagues. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocletian Persecution. ...

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Up in the Rafters

This past week I explored a variety of religious and secular locations throughout the UK (mostly in my old stomping grounds of Yorkshire)...

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The Swan Maiden

The story of the Swan Maiden may be one of the oldest surviving tales in all of human history. It is thought to have its origins in India...

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Greek mythology is not kind to its heroines

Clytemnestra is the central character in Aeschylus’s tragedy, The Oresteian Trilogy. Her story marks the transition from an ancient,...

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The Tercet Sum

Looking back on 2022, one of my key accomplishments was the solo show, Apotrope, at La Luz de Jesus Gallery. ap·o·tro·pa·ic...

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Happy Year of the Rabbit!

I’m beginning the new year by showing in the Year of the Rabbit group show at Modern Eden in San Francisco, Opening January 14th and...