Posted in Art Classes, Artwork online, Uncategorized, creative process on Feb 20th, 2010 7 Comments »
I read an interesting article about discipline the other day… practice really helps! According to a recent study, willpower breeds willpower. People who were following a money management program eventually began to use the same self-discipline in other aspects of their lives: food choices, exercise, etc. This makes total sense to me. The problem is, [...]
Posted in Art Classes, My Work on Display on Aug 14th, 2009 1 Comment »
I can’t believe that the summer is almost over! I’m wearing multiple hats these days… getting ready to
Move the kids back to college
Move us to our new home (hopefully)
Display my work at the West Linn Arts Festival September 12 & 13 (don’t forget my postcard offer!)
Teach 2 workshops this fall
Put our current house on the market
I’m [...]
Posted in Art Classes, Uncategorized on Feb 5th, 2009 No Comments »
I’ve been thinking about something I’ll call the ‘chalupa effect’ lately…. My husband and I were lucky enough to go see the Blazers play basketball here in Portland a few weeks ago… It was a very exciting game, with Portland scoring over 100 points…
And every time the Blazers score over 100 points in a game, [...]
Posted in Art Classes, Fun with Art, creative process on Jan 15th, 2009 1 Comment »
A Bird does not sing because it has an answer — it sings because it has a song. — Proverb
I spent the afternoon in my studio, puttering, trying to find my song. I’ve been quiet artistically for so long, I can’t quite remember where I left it. I started out today with just a little [...]
Posted in Art Classes, Fun with Art, My Work on Display on Nov 17th, 2008 1 Comment »
Whew! I started a post last week about my workshop in Bend at the Arts Station… Somehow amidst the updating of my server I think it vanished into the ether. Weird, as I saw it up for a while, but now it has disappeared!
So…. here we go again! I had a great time! Thank you [...]
Posted in Art Classes, Uncategorized on Aug 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Menucha, originally uploaded by Artistruth.
Wow! I have a lot to catch up on!
I had a great week teaching at Menucha for Creative Arts Community. The photo above is from my last early morning walk. I had 8 eager students who painted their hearts out all week.
It was great to connect with all the annual attendees, [...]
Posted in Art Classes, Fun with Art on Aug 7th, 2008 No Comments »
I had to take a break to enjoy the garden today, it was so fragrant! This enormous lily is under my magnolia tree, which is a great scent alone, but combined with these two sweet beauties, it is almost overpowering! I wanted to include the pink asiatic in the shot, because it shows how huge [...]
