The Disclaimer I Hear in Almost Every Painting Session

There’s something I hear in almost every painting session I host. Sometimes it’s right at the beginning. Sometimes it comes out halfway through. But it always sounds something like this: “I’m not really creative.”“I’m not an artist.”“I don’t really know what I’m doing.” It usually comes as a disclaimer. Like a quiet heads-up, just in …

Creative Spotlight: Sirena the Mermaid

Sirena, a famous mermaid legend here on Guam, has decided to make her presence on my canvas. She is the young girl who loved the sea so much she would spend most her days there, and would often forget her chores that her mother and godmother assigned her. One day she forgot about some important family …