This fall the Sedona Arts Center, a wonderful non-profit organization that offers classes, events and gallery opportunities for the arts, asked its artists to create 6 x 6 inch gallery wrap canvases around the theme of apples. [...]

Just released: a unique and refreshing book about the inspiration behind art and its spiritual significance for how we live. Features the art and poetry of Susan Pitcairn nd 7 other artists. [...]

Announcing a new line of fun products featuring my art and poetry! [...]

From a lifetime of creative expressions of various sorts, I've found that the drive to create comes and goes in cycles, which can seem to be out of my bidding. At times I lie awake at night as beautiful visions and inspirations download full-blown into my mind as though from some cosmic studio. Sometimes I'm in more of an artistic holding pattern, producing decent but predictable work. And at other times, the drive to create is just not there and, honestly, I'd just as soon putter about the yard, take a nap or go on a walk. This is all OK and as it should be. Read on [...]

If artists begin to agree that it is time to let go of the egoic thrill of "winning" or even "succeeding" even in terms of sales and status, and were to focus instead upon serving each other and serving life as a whole, I think we would rapidly find ways to have shows and galleries and exhibits and outlets that would better meet this purpose. Lately I am exploring not identifying as an artist anymore. In truth, I have never been "an artist," but a simply a being. I may still "do" art, but it's time to realize that who I am is not an artist and has nothing to do with outer success and failure [...]

I've come to see that this is the most I could hope to accomplish in my work as an artist: to paint mindfully and with awareness. [...]

An exceptionally talented group of 32 artists descended upon red rock country this October 23rd to 30th for a full week of paintouts, sales, lectures and demonstrations at the 2010 Sedona Plein Air Festival. I was honored to be among them and to become one of the top selling artists in this annual event. [...]

Meet my newly-discovered male alter-ego, the somewhat-accomplished and highly-esteemed artist, Steven Pitcairn, who promises to add that extra touch of male credibility and stature to my budding art career. Over 50 hits the first day! [...]