An Expat Painter in Paris; the Pain and the Passion

Excerpts from the upcoming book

The Pain and the Passion; My Life as an Artist in Paris (an excerpt) Chapter One; The Move

It was only later, when my life was better than I could have dreamt, that I could see that all of the random-seeming routes I’d taken,...

The Fire of Notre Dame

What brought me to my window was the sirens. Way too many sirens. What I saw was the sky filling with billowing smoke like the end of...

The 10,000 Year Art Project, a New Cave

After having studied classical painting Paris and visiting the Louvre so many times I lost count, I decided to bookend my studies by...

The Magic Bullet for Painting Well

Without a full education in classical realism, meaning 10-12 years of intensive study and practice under the tutelage of a master,...

Adventures in Laundry in Paris

When I rented this apartment, I was thrilled that there was a washer in the kitchen, which is where lots of French people have their...

Feeling Joy While Painting

Finally able to overcome the negative self-talk and enjoy the process of painting

Melting on the Train to Maintenon

During one of the many heatwaves this summer, my Parisian friend invited me to come visit her and her family at their country house...

In the In-Between at La Lutece

A foul combination of heat and jetlag woke me up at 4:30am. It was still dark out, and as I opened my shutters the partiers across the...

How to Not Get Pickpocketed on the Metro (a Cautionary Tale)

This is embarrassing. I, the Careful. I, the Meticulous. I, the Aware, have just suffered the humiliation of the classic crime foisted on...

I took a cold shower every morning for 30 days; here's what happened and why maybe you should to

I can almost hear what you're thinking, because I've heard it from my friends, when I tell them I take cold showers in the morning....

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