After writing two books and more than 3 million words as a reporter, I’m seeking another way to share stories. My painting of Martin Luther King Jr. is an example, completed days after Linda and I stood at the hotel window where King was assassinated 50 years earlier. I considered King the most eloquent and outstanding leader of my life. His quote about love and hate so profoundly relates to what’s happening in the United States today. (16x20 oil on gallery-wrap canvas).

“As a reporter, I sought to change the world. As an artist, this beautiful world is changing me.” — Roger Snell

"Happy are the painters, for they shall not be lonely. Light and color, peace and hope will keep them company to the end of the day." -- Winston Churchill

"May it please the Lord, Light of all things, To show me the way, So that I may paint Light worthily." -- Found on a scrap of paper in Leonardo Da Vinci's room, as posted by artist Laurel Hart.

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My first book was about ace pitcher Charlie Root and the 1929 Chicago Cubs. It all started five doors down from my childhood home when I found my own personal Moonlight Graham.

"Love, Grandpa" is a memoir and a Christian non-fiction account of what happened when I reached death's door in April 2017.

Click the photos to see details at Amazon about buying the ebook or paperback. If you prefer audio books, search your preferred site for the audio version of "Love, Grandpa."

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The “Art” tab is my way of tracking progress as I learn and try to improve.

I hope it inspires you to try to paint or pursue a fulfilling passion without fear of failure.

Follow my next steps as I learn. May you find helpful tips you can use.


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