Posted in Books I'm Reading, Critique, My Work on Display on Feb 1st, 2010 5 Comments »
OK everybody! This is it! It will be a big week for art openings for me. Wednesday from 5-8 pm the 100 Artists Show at Mary Lou Zeek Gallery in Salem has its artist’s recpetion. The first chance to bid on pieces though is tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. when they open. There is usually [...]
Posted in Books I'm Reading, Critique, My Work on Display on Jan 20th, 2010 8 Comments »
Yesterday was a good full day in the studio. My first project to tackle was a painting for our Splash Critique Group show next month. Each artist will interpret the Lake Oswego Reads book The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig. I didn’t want to miss doing this exhibit because I absolutely loved that book. I’m [...]
Posted in Artwork online, blogging, Critique on Jan 18th, 2010 5 Comments »
F79DTVSD6V8C I’ve been visiting blogs this morning and followed a link from Mary Lou Zeek’s blog to one of the artists participating in the 100 Artists show: Jessica Burke. She is an Art professor at Western Oregon State University and does some fabulous work! Check out her blog! Also, Mary Lou has posted some of the [...]
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 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 Books I'm Reading, My Work on Display, Uncategorized on Feb 14th, 2009 No Comments »
I had a hard time sleeping last night… worrying about a recent breast exam. Nothing concrete to biopsy, but they want me to come back next month for an MRI… I hate that! So instead of stewing, I got up & finished my most recent obsession - I mean read. Consider this my valentine to [...]
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 creative process, Fun with Art, My Work on Display, Uncategorized on Jan 29th, 2009 1 Comment »
Margaret Godfrey, a watercolorist from the Eugene area, has taken me up on the offer of an interview. You can see my questions to her, and her answers, on her blog MSGodfreyArt. I find it interesting to hear what let people to pursue art, and find out more about the glimpses we get of each [...]
Posted in My Work on Display on Jan 23rd, 2009 3 Comments »
My painting “Grace & Mameo” was juried into the Beaverton Arts Commission Showcase, set to open February 7 with an artist’s reception from 7-9 pm. The show will be at the beautiful Beaverton Library, 12375 SW 5th St., continuing February 8-21. Artists display the work that was juried, plus they can also exhibit up to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 13th, 2009 No Comments »
I spent yesterday digging out the clutter of Christmas in preparation for hosting my critique group here today. It feels so strange to have nothing to show to my peers. My only production in the studio has been my project for the 100 artists show at Mary Lou Zeek Gallery in Salem, Oregon. That had [...]
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