reframing life

Are We Having Fun Yet?

Are we having fun yet? I sure hope you think it was worth it. Now look what we have done! There’s no way to reserve it.

This painting is inspired by Lava Falls, the Granddaddy of all rapids in Grand Canyon. It’s a muddy river with storm clo

Where are we going? Are you sure this is the way? You said we were going to the place we used to play. What happened to the wa

“Bija” is a Sanskrit word that translates to “seed”. Do not think of a literal “seed” but

One September day while walking along the train tracks, West of downtown Flagstaff, that nostalgic feeling came over me. You k

I learn from the trees to let go of my leaves and all of the things that no longer serve me. And, when I let go, I make room f

We are all on this spaceship we call planet Earth, together, making our own journey through time and space, through the ever c

I love taking on a challenge. And, this commission certainly was that. It also was a joy. One of the amazing things about bein

Wetiko is derived from an Algonquin word, in Ojibwa it is windigo, wintiko in Powhatan and wihtikow in Cree. The literal tr

This was a commission I did for a couple that is very dear and close to my heart. Casa de Corazon translates to “Home of

We are one big happy family resting and nesting in the Noni Tree. Some of us are big, some of us small, and the Noni Tree can

This romantic night scene is inspired by the steep Limestone Walls of Marble Canyon and their shadows in the moonlight. I am t

“Samsara” is a Sanskrit word that literally means “continuous flow”. It is the cycle of birth, death

This painting was inspired soon after I had been asked by “The Whale Foundation” to provide an image for their big annual

“Satori” is a Sanskrit word that means a flash of enlightenment or sudden awareness and understanding. This e

This painting depicts the confluence of the Little Colorado and the Mother Colorado Rivers. The source of the beautiful turquo

In the upper, right hand corner of the painting, you see the universe giving birth to everything in creation. Her birth waters

Standing at the ocean’s edge, your senses come alive, your skin drinking in the smell and taste of the salty air. As if

This is one of my favorite paintings and some days I miss having it in my midst. I am grateful that a long time, Flagstaff/

We are so focused on what feeds our senses, on content, on things. But what if instead, we pondered the space in between? If i

This painting was inspired by my time living in Costa Rica. The lushness of that green, jungle world was intoxicating to the s

It is our thinking mind that names, labels and separates everything, when in fact, everything is connected See how the tree is

Transformation at the base like Metal into Gold If Black Dense rocks can turn Crystal Clear, then what Potential do Humans hol

I’ve seen all sorts of trees, shrubs and cacti growing right out of the side of a cliff with virtually no soil or soft