Most days in the studio boil down to one question for me: will it be the tiny brush or the big brush first? Will the day start with the cultivation of a miniature world or the abstraction of an observation? And sometimes the answer is: no brush. Instead, a walk, a course of errands, a pattern of bricks in a sidewalk, a conversation with a friend will fill the well of being-ness that I need to create.

My new painting titled “The Bridge” represents the crossing over to something different, something important perhaps, or safe passage through an uncertainty. This piece speaks to me personally as I enter my 25th year of painting miniatures and feel the pull to pursue new creative ideas. It isn’t always easy to cross into new territory and keep your footing, but sometimes it’s necessary to try – if for no other reason than to view more clearly, where you’ve been.

The Bridge (30 x 40 inches), acrylic on canvas.