Creating Fluid Art
Pouring paint involves different techniques and perspectives. However, achieving consistent paint is always the first step in creating fluid Art. My goal is to add more videos showing how I create my art, as the process can take many turns. If you are interested in learning more, please contact me.
Creative Writing
My writing process is rarely about working on one story from beginning to end. I usually have several projects underway, moving between them when a character, setting, or idea demands my attention. I begin with an idea and an outline, but I leave plenty of room for the story to surprise me along the way. I’m especially drawn to atmosphere, complicated characters, hidden histories, and places that become characters themselves. Once a draft is complete, revision is where I dig deeper—sharpening the suspense, strengthening character moments, planting clues, and discovering the smaller details that make the story feel alive. For me, writing is equal parts planning, imagination, instinct, and occasionally wondering where an idea came from in the first place.
Artistry through Fluidity.
At 20, I enlisted in the Army. Military life afforded me exciting views of nature I hadn’t seen before. Scenes like:
Desert grasslands in Texas.
The mountainous terrain in Washington.
Rocky coastal terrain in Guantanamo Bay.
Flat coastal plains in Belgium.
Forested hills of Germany.
Farmland and open country of the Midwest.
And various other places the military transported me to.
Inspiration for my work has come from the details and moments of everyday life – favorite hiking trails, trips to the shore, lichen-covered fences, flowers, classic movies...
I may begin a painting with an idea of the direction I want to take, but I have found that fluid painting is more of a dialogue between the artist and the work. Fluid paintings are a playground of visual delights. In Fluid Art, worlds of color and contemplation come to life. I don’t force my preconceived notions of what it should look like; I just go with the flow.
Above all, with whatever I create, I seek to impart a sense of vitality and joy, a celebration of the most significant art of all – the art of a happy, well-lived life.
