Red’s Art

New Directions The secret of change is to focus your energy not on the past, but give new direction to your dreams. My life is currently evolving into a new direction. Usually, I am a planner, a [...]

Intrigue “Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he cannot see physically with his eyes.” ―Arshile Gorky Abstracts have always intrigued me. Long before I began painting abstracts, I [...]

Cool Spirit Proverbs 17.27: He who restrains his words has knowledge, And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Talking when we should not say anything is something that can cause [...]

The Festival “To celebrate a festival means: to live out, for some special occasion and in an uncommon manner, the universal assent to the world as a whole.” – Josef Pieper Did you know, [...]

The Blues Lives On So, “Let the Blues open the door to your soul”. The Blues Lives On for it has deep roots in American history, particularly African-American history. In fact, the Blues [...]

Simplicity “In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Simplicity is harmonious. It offers us clarity [...]

“Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.”  ― Mark Twain “The painter’s only solid ground is the palette and colors, but as [...]

Sunshine Of My Life You have not yet entered this world. I have not seen your face; but I know I will always love and cherish you. You will be the sunshine of my life. As I watch you grow, learn [...]

Wildflowers Shine “Like wildflowers; you must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would” -E.V. It doesn’t matter if they are alongside a busy road, [...]

The Crossroads “We all face crossroads in our lives where we can retreat into ourselves, or we can hit the dance floor.”              Sebastian Lelio There may be no right or wrong choice at the [...]