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 My Work on Display, creative process 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 [...]
Posted in creative process on Aug 31st, 2009 No Comments »
I made my second trip in 2 days to Salem today to deliver forgotten items and a huge futon to daughter Amelia. Her room is looking so cute! I brought her a poster from my husband’s uncle’s 50th wedding anniversary party… Uncle Bill & Aunt Carol add a certain ‘retro’ feel to the room Came [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, creative process on Aug 29th, 2009 3 Comments »
Today was the first of many moving days for our family this fall. We collected a trailer load of furniture & home goods for my daughter’s first place in Corvallis. I’ve been busy this week re-furbishing an antique sewing machine cabinet for her to use as a desk. Many hours of sanding, priming and painting [...]
Posted in Critique, Recently Viewed Art, creative process on Aug 20th, 2009 5 Comments »
Last weekend my sister and I spent some time with our friend Michele who was house-sitting near Otis, Oregon. It was the ultimate girls’ weekend… laughter, wine, great food, peace & quiet…. We hiked what I would consider the ultimate Oregon coast hike: Cascade Head. I’ve lived in Oregon all my life, and never knew [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, blogging, creative process on Jun 25th, 2009 4 Comments »
Yesterday, Donna Zagotta’s art blog had a great essay on creativity that began with this quote: “If we are able to stay with a situation, it will carry us to a new place.” Shaun McNiff I hope you’ll check out her blog for the entire article… This is something I believe in, and have been [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, creative process on Jun 21st, 2009 4 Comments »
It is always difficult to decide what to enter in a competition. Some artists try to guess what a juror or judge will like, perhaps from entering previous entries in competitions judged by the specific juror. Other artists try to submit something very unique, unusual subject matter for a painting or an unusual technique. Still [...]
Posted in Books I'm Reading, Critique, creative process on Jun 8th, 2009 11 Comments »
You paint the way you have to in order to give, that’s life itself, and someone will look and say it is the product of knowing, but it has nothing to do with knowing, it has to do with giving. -Franz Kline I love the above quote by Franz Kline… for me it is one [...]
Posted in Art Collectors, Uncategorized, blogging, creative process on Jun 4th, 2009 9 Comments »
I apologize for the long pause between posts. I know it drives me crazy when I go to one of my favorite blogs frequently, and then the writer takes an unannounced vacation! I am always wondering, what is happening in their studio!? After my server debacle, I thought maybe I would wait until I (hopefully) [...]
