Introducing My New Website

21 OCTOBER, 2017 General Six years ago, my wife and I created the Paper Bird Studio & Design website to showcase our personal portfolios — her photography and my paintings. But in subsequent years, the purpose of that site began to shift. I had begun selling...
Lucas, Little Bed Head

Lucas, Little Bed Head

9 MAY, 2014 Artworks Nothing could have prepared me for the overwhelming love I feel for my son. Fatherhood is such a wonderful, profound and often strange journey. I’m so proud of this particular delightful creature of a boy! I have a more ambitious painting of Lucas...
Two New Portraits, Robin & Kayla

Two New Portraits, Robin & Kayla

27 MARCH, 2014 Artworks After lingering on the easels for several months, being worked on a little here and there, I’m finally calling these portraits of my lovely and brilliant stepdaughters, Robin and Kayla, complete. When you know a person’s face especially well,...
New Figurative Painting

New Figurative Painting

17 SEPTEMBER, 2013 Artworks This painting of my stepfather was started last Winter as a simple monochromatic figurative study in casein. It was cast aside for other projects until recently being resurrected and developed further with soft pastel. The color scheme was...
Seeing Artworks in Person

Seeing Artworks in Person

5 MAY, 2013 General This day and age any person can see an endless world of art online. Google some artist’s name or subject matter, browse through museum databases — Why even bother going to a museum when one need not leave the comfort of their home to get a general...