If you want to have a good time, treat yourself to a trip to Miami, FL. It’s my favorite city (sorry NYC and LA) because it has everything I love in a major metropolitan area: a towering cityscape, trendy eateries and niche neighborhoods, well-dressed people (both the men and the women treat the sidewalks as their personal runway), architecture with personality, and a rich Caribbean and Cuban culture that’s palpable in every zip code.

Today is Valentine’s Day, the official day of love. And what better way to show my love than with art?

Confession: It is a REAL challenge for me not to use pink in every painting. A real first-world struggle.

From my desk, the lighting really hits its peak around 8 am-9 am. With the one hour of optimal sunlight at my workstation, I brew a pot of coffee and sit with my work. What am I looking for? It depends.