That’s right. I’m forty now. I like to spell out the word. It looks way cooler than 40. So far, forty feels pretty good. I like it better than 30, [...]
John John has a new piece of art in his bedroom. This astronaut mosaic was handmade by Happy (his grandma) and some of our local family members. My mom is [...]
Yes. You. Have you ever wanted to ask me to create a painting especially for you? Have you ever thought you’d like to give someone else a painting (made by [...]
To create Art for the purpose of invoking the inner self; this is why I paint, this is why I paint landscapes, and this is certainly why I paint from [...]
I know I speak for every parent (in the history of parenthood) when I say I was a completely different person before I became a parent. I had different hair. [...]
My previous blog post was about the dog I recently painted. He’s a great guy, so I wanted to tell the world about him. Now I’d like to focus on [...]
Oliver will be 7 years old this month. 6 years and 11 months ago, old Ollie weighed less than a pound. He hadn’t even had a name yet. That’s when [...]
I present to you the latest Lila and Nina collaboration. This is an acrylic painting on a 22″ x 54″ canvas. Nina has titled it Rainbow Love. I try not [...]
I celebrated my 39th birthday a little over a week ago. When you get to this age, if you are still receiving birthday presents, many of them emerge upon request. [...]
Nadya works. She loves her job. She is very good at it. Nadya finds love. She gets married. She has children. Nadya is growing a family. She still works. It [...]
This is my face. It’s something I rarely share on social media anymore. Normally I don’t have the time, or desire, to take photographs of myself. Since normal no longer [...]
Here we are. It’s you and me, and all of our things, and all that is our way of life, integrated with, and built upon what was. This is modern [...]
I was there the day you were born. I sat in the chair with you on my lap and the big smile on my face. I got to pet your [...]
This may not seem like it’s a big deal, but it’s a big deal. It is a photograph I was able to add to my #interestingtrash project on Instagram. I [...]
Everything happens for a reason, every second of our life is significant, and the collective existence is tied together on a level that can never be seen. Occasionally you recognize [...]
