It's been ages since I painted regularly, so I needed to perform a little "warm up" to try to begin finding my groove again. (As if I had a groove.) This small (roughly 9x12") handpainted piece will be featured in the Welcome to Haddonfield 5 Exhibition at the Sugarmynt Gallery in South Pasadena, CA, celebrating the HALLOWEEN horror film series. The show opens next Saturday, Sept. 7th, from 7-10pm. I'm planning to attend. Limited prints of the above artwork will be available,

I celebrated my birthday this past month, and continued the tradition of doing an escape room with a group of friends. This time it was the "Slaughter Room" within Hollywood's Escape Hotel. Alas, we did not survive, but had fun before being buzzed into pieces by the unseen chainsaws. It was like the finale of the 1980 horror gorefest MOTEL HELL. With the passing of each year, I am more and more grateful for the friends in my life. They've helped me through so much, while keep