The fad may be over but coloring is still something worth doing and quenches your creative spirit. The $10/10 creationColoring sheets make a great gift, too. Even before coloring was the “thing to do”, therapists and psychologist knew that coloring calms your psyche, distracts you […]

There are a lot of “Painting and ‘this’” “Painting and ‘that’”. Beer, wine, pint, pour… whatever it is you want to drink. Painting with Friends at CreationOvation Art Center is special in that, sure, you’ll have to bring your own “beverage” but the subjects to […]

What a headline will read 75 years from now. Purchased by a Norwegian Air developer whose company had somehow been able to contain and develop a brand name air and charge per cubic meter.  “I had seen old images and holograms and recently, on my […]

I was asked recently how I felt about the $450 million DaVinci painting. I don’t really know how I feel and, frankly, the momentous occasion had come and gone without my so much as skipping a heartbeat. That kind of money is not real to […]

A conversation with artist and filmmaker Jeff Nellans Jeff and I meet for breakfast and it turns out to be less of an interview and more of a conversation between two people just starting out in the fine arts’ world. We come from different backgrounds […]

CreationOvation interviews Susan Soffer Cohn Susan Soffer Cohn and I met last year when we were members of The Artists’ Studio. It was my first experience belonging and working a gallery and co-op. She stood out. Although her art is bright and unique, it was […]

CreationOvation Art Center’s space has gone from a dreary abandoned retail place to a bright, colorful, and inspirational 2500 square feet of eye porn. Beachy retro 3-D art to giant heavy oil paintings creating awareness of our human condition. What’s the concept? Well-crafted, thoughtful, beautiful, […]

I can’t believe I’m going to say this but… don’t buy art the first time you notice it. Art buyers view a particular piece 5 to 6 times on average before purchasing—that includes in-person and online—and it might not be the same exact piece of […]

You can’t find time. Time is not an object or a goal or something you can put on your wish list. Time needs to be made. Everyday, no matter how busy or tired I am, I make time. Time to draw. I hashtag #draweveryday and […]

Although the very, very soft opening of CreationOvation is October 1, 2017, jot this down in your calendar because you don’t want to miss this party. Saturday November 4th, will be the grandest of grand shindigs to celebrate the opening of CreationOvation Gallery and Art […]