Field Notes

A Portrait of Delilah from the Bible

Samson and Delilah You cannot mention the name Delilah without mentioning the bible champion Samson.  Samson accomplished great feats with his strength.  His only weakness, like many men was a...

The Octopus of the Deep Pendant

Getting Creative While I was painting an octopus, I thought to myself, it would be really cool to make up an octopus pendant.  The thing was I didn't want it...

Crafting Mother Nature

Painting Mother Nature? I'm an artist who likes to understand what I'm painting and get the full story behind what I'm painting.  This is my story of understanding the story...

My Delft Blue Heaven

     Delft Blue and the Netherlands When the Belgian potters in the Netherlands first laid eyes on Chinese porcelain in 1602, they were enchanted. Belgian potters had fled Antwerp back in 1585...

Be Fierce

Societal Norms In order to make society work, we must fit into social norms.  Attitudes like this often push up one set of people while pushing down another set.  Life...

Nectar, The Building Blocks of Honey

Nectar Nectar according to the dictionary means "a sugary fluid secreted by plants, especially within flowers to encourage pollination by insects and other animals. It is collected by bees to...