I was in an elevator the other day and everyone did what we all do in elevators, which is: step in, turn around, be quite, face forward and watch the floor numbers light up. It made me think [...]
Today I was in Frisco for the very first snowfall of the year. It wasn’t much accumulation, but it was beautiful nonetheless. So if you’re in our studio and want to try painting [...]
During a recent family photo shoot with our 2 year old son, the photographer (the amazing Kate Borgelt Photography) asked, “what does Russell enjoy doing these days?” I told her, he [...]
Summer is my favorite season of the year. I love the warm sun, the color of flowers, the smell of BBQ, a fresh farmers market, fun iced beverages on the back porch with friends and the length of [...]
I am sitting under a grand Ash tree in my backyard as the sun sets on a warm summer night. And I’m wondering, how do I paint this? How do you capture this feeling and express it and share [...]
Leadership usually belongs to the least anxious presence in the room. It doesn’t matter who is the leader by title or position, the leadership falls to the least anxious in the room. The [...]
I don’t know what season of life you’re in but I find myself in the season of life called chase, wipe and play (aka: raising a toddler.) The chase part is essentially about following [...]
I recently commissioned a piece of art from a local artist and friend for my kitchen. After a bit of conversation we landed on this phrase for the painting (coined by Penzy,) “Love people, [...]
How can you tell if you want to hire someone onto your team? For me, increasingly it has to do with a person’s openness to being teachable. I love being around people who are open to [...]
I am reading the book Quiet, by Susan Cain right now and I highly recommend it to you. I especially recommend it if you are an introvert, or if you are married to one, or raising one, or in [...]
