Lots of Changes for 2008!

WHOA!!!! What happened to the Blog?!

Yes, it's been retitled, redesigned, and reformatted, all due to several changes taking place in the Baxteriological art world.

First, I'm redesigning my web site (launch date of mid-January), which prompted a blog redesign as well. The new and improved web site will include new work, and a new and improved interface that'll be easier on the eyes and thats designed to show the art to better advantage. It'll also be a lot easier to maintain, so that means it'll be more current than it has been.

Second, I realized the Daily/Weekly Painter format was not a natural fit for me. Of necessity, those paintings are very small, and while it was fun to try (and I'm sure I'll do more occasionally), I naturally paint larger. And I found the time spent on the smaller paintings was keeping me away from more meaningful (and larger) work... So I'm refocusing my work, and changing the format of the blog to posting updates on what's going on in the studio, thoughts on art, and postings of my latest work. With a change of format, I obviously had to change the title. Thanks to an old college friend, Kirk "Preach" Stevenson, for the playful version of my middle name.

A big part of refocusing my work will be that after three years of concentrating on plein air landscape painting, I've decided to get back to my figurative roots and do more "people" paintings. I'll still paint "en plein air," but you'll see a greater concentration on figure and studio work. I hope you'll enjoy the new direction.

Thanks for being patient as all this got sorted out! I'm looking forward to the new year, new work, and renewed contact with all who've kept up with this blog.