Posted in Artwork online, My Work on Display, Uncategorized on Jan 14th, 2010 7 Comments »
No, I didn’t forget about the blog I’ve just been busy unpacking from our move, celebrating the holidays with family and entertaining friends and fellow artists. Our new home was ‘party central’ for a month or so, with kids home from college and their friends (old & new), family here for the holidays, book club, [...]
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 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 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 [...]
Posted in Art Collectors, Fun with Art, My Work on Display on Jul 15th, 2009 4 Comments »
Ahhhhhh Summer! Time to get yourself to Salem to take in the Art Fair! Why? 1. To see all the new art I’ve created in the past 2 years (Booth 10- say hi!) 2. Art from other artists from across the region 3.It’s the largest and oldest art festival in Oregon 4. To enjoy the [...]
Posted in Artwork online, My Work on Display, blogging on Jul 9th, 2009 10 Comments »
I’m mailing out postcards tomorrow! Everyone likes to get real mail, right? I ordered some postcards to get people excited for the art fair coming up in just one week…. Hopefully everyone is planning to be there or be square! This year I decided to provide a little extra incentive for people to purchase… a [...]
Posted in Books I'm Reading, My Work on Display on Jul 3rd, 2009 9 Comments »
I’m starting to feel the panic, and that is a good thing. I’ve been steadily working toward getting paintings ready for the Salem Art Fair, but today I am officially 2 weeks away, and feeling the need to crank it up a notch. This past week I have only finished one painting >:( because of [...]
Posted in Art Marketing, Artwork online, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Recently Viewed Art on Jun 29th, 2009 4 Comments »
I’ve been learning all the cool features on Etsy, the online venue I signed up with this month. One of the coolest features is the ability to create ‘Treasuries’ of some of your favorite items. These groupings often follow a theme. Getting one can be a challenge, though! They only allow new treasuries when the [...]
Posted in My Work on Display, Recently Viewed Art, Uncategorized on Jun 15th, 2009 No Comments »
I got an email tonight about the opening reception of the “Perceptions of the Past” exhibit. Apparently we made the local news. Here is a link to the video about the exhibit on The Daily Courier’s Website. My painting is the first image shown in the video The exhibit is set to travel to Central [...]
Posted in Books I'm Reading, My Work on Display, creative process on Mar 16th, 2009 6 Comments »
Wow, it has been a busy week! I am excited to say, I have begun work on my door for the Mary Lou Zeek Gallery’s Door#4 Show! She is putting together the brochure this year with photos of artists with the works in progress. Here I am, just beginning my door on the day the [...]
