Posted in Fun with Art, Recently Viewed Art on May 25th, 2010 5 Comments »
Last week I returned from a great trip to Utah for the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Exhibition. My friend, and fellow past WSO President, Jayne and I had a great time viewing the terrific art and meeting old an new friends among the delegates and artists in attendance. The Utah Watercolor Society did a [...]
Posted in Recently Viewed Art, Uncategorized on Dec 13th, 2009 5 Comments »
I finally dug out the charger for my camera and was able to upload some photos from the past couple of months! Exciting photos to share: First from my trip to Seattle with art-buddy Mary Keefer. The slide show below is from our meet-up in Seattle… the Olympic Sculpture Park is a must-see if you’ve [...]
Posted in Recently Viewed Art on Nov 24th, 2009 11 Comments »
Wow… I can’t believe it’s been over a month since I posted here! It has been incredibly busy and I guess I just got out of the habit. Since last I wrote, I’ve attended the opening of the NWWS Waterworks show, spent the day at the Seattle Art Museum with my friend Mary, closed on [...]
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 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 My Work on Display, Recently Viewed Art on Feb 24th, 2009 5 Comments »
I had a wonderful weekend in Newport Oregon last weekend. My husband and I along with my sister & her husband went for the Seafood & Wine Festival. We ended up just having our own little food & wine fest at the house, cooking and tasting and watching movies, which was much better than standing [...]
Posted in Art Collectors, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Recently Viewed Art, Uncategorized on Feb 17th, 2009 No Comments »
I love art collectors. This is, of course, an understatement. But I don’t see it as a self-serving relationship, rather one of shared passions. It struck me recently that many art blogs focus on the art, rather than the connection with the art collector. So: I’ve decided to profile one of my favorite collectors among the [...]
Posted in Books I'm Reading, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Recently Viewed Art, Uncategorized on Feb 3rd, 2009 7 Comments »
One would think that I wouldn’t have had any trouble staying in a positive frame of mind today. The sun was out, and it felt positively spring-like! My crocus popped their heads up this morning on the east side of the house. Such a wonderful harbinger of the coming warmth. I took a few minutes this [...]
Posted in Fun with Art, Recently Viewed Art, Uncategorized on Nov 18th, 2008 No Comments »
You can see more of Karen’s work at www.karenappleton.blogspot.com Thanks to Pia at blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/ for turning me on to her work! We (my family & I) were given the gift of good news today. The first screening of the lymph nodes from my mom’s lumpectomy showed no signs of cancer! The doctor thought the margins [...]
