…my artistic point of view I have learned to not even look at any of my three easels before work – there is no such thing as “just a little” painting time Loading the paintbrush with more paint than I think I might need in a given stroke is always a good idea Orange and turqouise are gorgeous colors and will always be found somewhere, somehow in my paintings Abstract art is fascinating Often my “messy palette” is the “most beautiful” thing I create I really enjoy painting abstracts with… Read more 10 things I know to be absolutely certain… →
This week we had dinner with our granddaughters at a casual family restaurant. To pass the time we began playing I Spy. Our oldest grandaughter, age 4, decided to turn… Read more Preschool Palette Consultant →
I have always been a daydreamer – head in the clouds – lost in my thoughts. I hear one word of a newscast or conversation and I’m off on some will mental chase following the mental rabbit of ‘what if’ and “wonder how’ until I’m snapped back into reality. That’s how one of my favorite paintings came into being. It was the dead of winter. I was organizing a crazy stack of old photos and scrapbooks, when I came across pictures of myself, dad and maternal grandfather blowing stuff up… Read more Daydream Receiver →
…wouldn’t it be interesting to cut out abstract paintings in the shapes of worms
I’m in the in-between time of having shipped off several canvases to their forever homes or to galleries to strut their stuff or hang in exhibits yet to open. They’re all dressed up with everywhere to go, while I and their younger, yet to fully develop little sibling paintings are hanging out in the nursery, aka basement art room These little “works in progress” (WIPs) are rowdy, demanding my attention. They wake me up in the night demanding a new brush of paint, or perhaps just one more swipe of… Read more Time Warps and WIPs →
I’ve joined an art mentoring group, something I’ve wanted to do for a while . Each meeting involves lively discussion, critique of previous effort and homework. This month I’m asked to purposefully consider what I like about the work of other artists – what draws me in, is intrinsically pleasing. At the same time I’ve been asked to thoughtfully look at my “style”…what I like about the way I paint, what colors I come back to, brushstrokes and symbols/patterns that repeat. As I work toward completion of my painting homework,… Read more Jostling Joy and Selective Perception →
I’m juggling several painting projects…in some ways it feels like I’m operating a daycare for hyperactive paints and cranky, sleep-deprived canvases. One large commission has the lion’s share of my… Read more Painting Acrobatics and Considerations →
It truly doesn’t matter how old I am (56)….I’m still doing things I think would make my mom proud. Mom had a fabulous smile, a fantastic laugh, and hands-down the… Read more Excuse me…we’re reading →
