Thanks for your challenges and opportunities, your joys and sorrows. You’ve been a good year, tough, but far easier to navigate than your predecessor. 2010 was brutal. You’ve been gentler. Thank you for that. On the personal side, my family handled a big transition as we cleaned and renovated Mom and Dad’s old house so […]
October 30. Is it really the end of October already?! Unbelievable. The end of October means that it’s about time to flip the calendar to November. (Wow, that’s profound.) November is Art Every Day Month, led by Leah Piken Kolidas over at Creative Every Day. Have you done Art Every Day Month in the past? […]
I love drawings of all kinds – graphite, ink, black & white, color. Doesn’t matter. I love a gorgeous expressive line. Is it any wonder I was a drawing major in college? Needless to say, I’m a big believer in drawing skills. For me, it’s not about representing something realistically. It’s about hand-eye coordination – […]
When I’m working on an artwork, it always seems to go like this – it starts out great and I’m jazzed about working on something new. There’s an initial ramp-up period where I fumble a bit, but once I get into a rhythm with the new work, things hum along. Then about half way through, […]
I’ve never been one to paint outdoors or in public, even though I admire those types of paintings. I’ve wanted to paint outdoors, in public, but have never worked up the courage. But I’ve been taking classes in journaling, and following blog posts about sketching in public, and I’m gathering up the nerve to do […]
I had an unexpected moment of kindness today. The Clothesline Art Show was today in Hudson. When I stopped at the show this afternoon to work my shift, the members of my group told me that a family had been in, and one of their daughters had spent some time looking at my drawings. She […]
I’ll admit – it was love at first sight. I came ’round the corner, and, ah…there it was. At the Avant Garde Art & Craft show last Saturday, I wandered away from my table to see the other vendors. I went out one door and when I came back in the other, there was Andrea […]
Ah, the sense of satisfaction of completing another batch of paintings for Art-o-mat! Miles and miles of cheerful little paintings just make me happy, no two ways about it. For this batch, I did 100 paintings instead of my usual 50, and I tried some new colors. I’m happy on both counts. Doing 100 paintings […]
Kat, over at The Kay Eye View, is having a postcard swap. It’s open to artists of any medium. All you have to do is send in 5 printed postcards that feature your artwork, and you’ll get 5 postcards in return. Details are on her site: http://www.kateyeview.com/p/liberate-your-art-postcard-swap.html It sounds like fun, plus you get to […]
Muses Magazine (http://www.musesmag.com/) delighted me recently by doing a feature on me and my artwork in their April 18 issue. Read all about it here: http://musesmagazine.com/april18_lifeneedsart.html and http://musesmagazine.com/april18_finenine3.html Muses is a really gorgeous magazine showcasing art and design to provide inspiration for your lifestyle. It’s such a treat to browse each issue. Unfortunately, I missed […]