August 29th, 2019

Each summer I take time to travel back to my birthplace to reconnect with my roots. While I appreciate the edginess and relevance of most contemporary art, I find myself most soothed and inspired by landscape painting. I’m pretty sure it’s because my DNA is connected to landscapes such as this one photographed while on the scenic highway in Pocahontas County, WV. These trips remind me that while we may educate to expand students’ appreciation and knowledge in the arts, that what brings each individual meaning is going to widely differ.
 
I look forward to the start of a new semester and hope that all of my art education  students and colleagues have an enjoyable, inspiring, and professionally productive school year. May you each find meaning in the work accomplished together.