The Origins and reason for ‘FourCrows’

When I was young I had books of poems that had belonged to my parents. At some point I saw the poem “Counting Crows” which has it’s origins in folklore from Britain. It always stuck with me, and when I first figured out that art would be a big part of my life and was trying to decide on a name for my studio, that came back to me.

Art is creation, it’s birth. It’s taking the experience from the ether of the artist and making something tangible. So, with that, my studio was named Four Crows.

Here is the version of the poem I remember…

One for sorrow,
Two for mirth,
Three for a wedding,
Four for a birth.
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret,
Never to be told.

July 2023

Hello!

You can still see my polished ‘about’ description below, but I’ve decided to add a (probably temporary) description of what this site is really about.

I love the process of creating. It’s truly what fills my life with so much joy.

I’m not polished, I’m rarely succinct, and being authentic is, in my experience, the only way to work through this crazy thing called life in the third dimension. In the blog you will not only see my art, but I have begun to explore what it means to be an aging human who loves art in the world of social media and personal marketing.

I also love the process of growth, of detachment, and forever being better, which means I continue to face those things I’d rather not face within myself. I see people popping in more and more now. I want you to know I appreciate you, and that you are always welcome.

There will be sales, but I’m figuring that out, and it’s not entirely easy. Thank you so much for your support, and your kindness. The world is not nearly as ugly as so many want us to believe.

Welcome!

I have been developing my artistic skills and passion for more decades than I would like to admit, and through Fourcrows I want to offer you unique and original pieces.

Early in my career, I worked in pen and ink drawing, charcoal and film photography.  My experience with film photography ranged from shooting, through darkroom processing, to finished prints, primarily in black and white. 

After moving away from the college darkroom facilities where I had worked, I returned to drawing and painting.  I played with large-scale acrylics as well as found-object art, and whatever creative outlet I could find at the time.  

In the mid-90’s, I entered the digital art world with early versions of Photoshop and the digital camera that I acquired shortly thereafter.  These tools allowed me to pursue work in the areas of advertising, branding and marketing as well as jump back in to the photography I loved so much.

Over the course my career, I have also worked in other mediums including screen-printing, linocut, intaglio, monoprint, oils, colored pencil, graphite, oil pastel as well as soft pastel, digital darkroom and most recently, digital art using a variety of tools on desktop computers as well as mobile devices.

I truly appreciate that you took the time to drop by and hope you will find something interesting. I hope to add new content regularly, so please stop back often.  Also, please note that I’m working diligently to complete a store section on the website that will offer work for sale.  A Grand Opening will be announced soon.  

Connect with FourCrows and me by clicking on the social-media icons below.  I try very hard to keep updates short and meaningful and will never share your information.  

Thanks so much, and have a spectacular day!