Posted in My Work on Display on Sep 30th, 2009 7 Comments »
This has been a week for good news! First, I learned on Saturday that my painting ‘Explorer’ was accepted for the Northwest Watercolor Society’s Waterworks Exhibition coming up next month. The juror was Christopher Schink. This painting is a departure for me, but I think it is a direction that I will pursue more fully. I [...]
Posted in Books I'm Reading, creative process on Sep 23rd, 2009 3 Comments »
Last Saturday was our son’s moving day – his first apartment. Of course it was the only day for pouring rain too! When we finally had everything loaded in the pick-up and trailer and tied down, there wasn’t room for me! I had to let him go with his father & best friend to get [...]
Posted in Art Marketing, dealing with rejection on Sep 14th, 2009 8 Comments »
We had some fabulous BLT sandwiches for dinner tonight…. nothing beats those home-grown tomatoes. It takes the big ones a long time to ripen around here, but it is worth the wait. Thank you to everyone who came out to support me during the West Linn Arts Festival this weekend. Each time I do a [...]
Posted in creative process, My Work on Display on Sep 11th, 2009 7 Comments »
Maybe it is the craziness of getting ready for the show plus getting the kids prepped to move to their first places, but I’m having a terrible time thinking of a title for this painting. I want something that implies the bird as messenger or muse. All true artists, whether they know it or not, [...]
Posted in creative process, dealing with rejection on Sep 5th, 2009 7 Comments »
It’s raining today. Not the best Labor Day weekend weather. We were planning a trip to the coast, but decided to stay home instead and get some things done around here. I have lots to do to get ready for next weekend’s West Linn Arts Festival. And it is kind of cozy sitting here with the [...]
