My FASO website says right there at the bottom of my site’s home page to check out my “Latest Blog Posts”, so it makes sense that I at least have one post. Here is the first of many, or several. As you can already tell, I’m not much of a writer, which is why I paint but I know some excellent artists who are also amazing writers, Jeremy Mann (Red Rabbit 7)  and Elizabeth Pollie to think of two. Check them out if you like to read good prose and see beautiful artwork.

I just got my second cataract surgery yesterday morning so I’m expecting a color shift in my future paintings. Whites are whiter, blues and purples more intense than they have been in years and everything is brighter and crisper.  Posted below is an example of my vision change when I had the first eye done and I could tell the stark difference. Here it is:

Before After

The night of my second Cataract surgery played out differently. As darkness sets in my Luminara candles light up and I observe the strange phenomena of double rings of light around each light. Apparently this is normal after surgery in some cases. Here is a crude example of what it looked like to me which I created with iPhoto mark up on the photo: It was actually very beautiful and a sight to behold. That’s all for now. Sorry for the abrupt ending to my first blog, my studio is calling me. Next post will contain artwork with interesting tidbits on how and why the works were created, especially the plein-air stuff.