Posted in Art Classes, Art Collectors, Farm Life, My Work on Display on Sep 23rd, 2010 3 Comments »
Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year, when all the hard work a gardener has done over the year culminates in wonderful flavors and colors and textures and scents. I’m always at my busiest, most energetic self at this time of the year. The bustle of back to school, fall planting, harvest, [...]
Posted in Art Classes, Art Collectors, blogging, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Uncategorized on Sep 17th, 2010 7 Comments »
It has been a week since I posted, and so much is going on, I barely know what to do first. Priorities are difficult at times like this. I have a couple of things coming up that I need to get ready for: 1. Open Studios of Beavercreek, October 8, 9, & 10, 10 [...]
Posted in Farm Life, My Work on Display, Recently Viewed Art on Sep 9th, 2010 4 Comments »
Fall is officially here, and I’ve been pleasantly surprised to find my work included in another juried exhibition, this one is the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s 45th Annual Transparent Watercolor Exhibition in Salem, Oregon. The exhibit opens October 2 and runs through October 29 at the Elsinore Framing and Fine Art Gallery, 444 Ferry St. SE, [...]
Posted in My Work on Display, Uncategorized on Aug 23rd, 2010 2 Comments »
Just a reminder that you can view a couple of my paintings at two prestigious exhibitions in two different states this summer. The first is the California Watercolor Association’s 41st National Exhbition. The show will run July 14 through September 19 at Gallery Concord, 1765 Galindo Ave., Concord, CA 94520, phone (925) 691-6140 for hours. [...]
Posted in Farm Life, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, New Paintings on Aug 17th, 2010 7 Comments »
When I was growing up, my parents ran their farm business from our kitchen table. It was not unusual to awaken to the sound of friends or strangers drinking coffee – gallons of coffee- and to have to pass them in the dining room on our way to the only bathroom in the house. It [...]
Posted in creative process, Farm Life, My Work on Display, New Paintings on Jul 13th, 2010 3 Comments »
I’ve been working on new paintings for the Salem Art Fair and getting them framed this week. The painting above is larger than my usual work, which means it is more difficult to frame. I feel like I’ve made a breakthrough though, in that I finally figured out how to cut mat that is oversized on [...]
Posted in Books I'm Reading, creative process, Farm Life, My Work on Display, New Paintings on Jun 29th, 2010 7 Comments »
Summer is in full swing here… and with it I have become highly distractible. I feel like I’m running in many different directions at top speed. This post is titled in homage to one of the books I’m currently reading: Why I Wake Early, poems by Mary Oliver. Her work focuses on the small daily [...]
Posted in creative process, My Work on Display on Apr 13th, 2010 7 Comments »
Recently at my opening at Riversea Gallery, I tried to make note of some of the questions and comments from the patrons in attendance. One question I’ve heard before that came up was “What’s with the Birds?” I guess this is as good a time as any to address that question. I can’t remember a [...]
Posted in Art Classes, My Work on Display, New Paintings on Mar 31st, 2010 8 Comments »
It all started with the orchids 812 Emily Dickinson A Light exists in Spring Not present on the Year At any other period — When March is scarcely here A Color stands abroad On Solitary Fields That Science cannot overtake But Human Nature feels. It waits upon the Lawn, It shows the furthest Tree Upon [...]
Posted in Art Marketing, Artwork online, My Work on Display, Uncategorized on Mar 23rd, 2010 No Comments »
One way to enjoy browsing on Etsy is to view the Treasuries. These are selections of favorites by etsy members that are compiled into collections often based on a theme. It is a fun way to filter through the many listings and see what others are finding on this huge site. This morning I spent some [...]
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