Behind the Canvas: The Material Symbolism of “Worthy”

Every portrait carries a visible face, but it is the invisible stories woven into the layers that give a painting its soul. When I began working on my Word of the Year painting, Worthy, I knew it needed to be more than an aesthetic expression. It needed to map a deeply personal shift from proving to knowing—a …

The Pairing of Music and Painting

Like fine wine paired with cheese, the pairing of a song and a painting invigorate the viewer, sooth the soul, and revive resolve to live, to create, to believe! Pianist and composer, Deborah Keily Hanson, and I have embarked on a series of music and wine pairings. The first is Golden Butterfly of Chiang Mai. …