Taking Time to Stop and Paint the Iris
Here in my little slice of paradise spring has long sprung (sorry you guys in cold climes) and now it is iris turn to stretch out her long neck and open her beautiful face to the sky. The iris come
Spring: living forwards and backwards
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard I came across this quote a while ago and stuck it in my “food for thought folder”. Something about it rings so true. When we sit in
A Fresh A Fresh Start: something old is new again
I painted a new landscape. That doesn’t seem like much of a proclamation but for me it sort of is. Let me give you a bit of background. As a young artist fresh out of art school most of my
The Tenacity of Life
Pleasure is spread through the earth in stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find. -William Wordsworth I went for a walk this morning with my old dog Lucky. She sniffed and barked at birds and phantoms, and followed the scent
Flying High: the next step
This is just a quick post before I run off to teach art to 48 kindergartners later. I had a nice relaxing labor day weekend and spent some time drawing on my iPad. I used the photos I took last
Flying High
Just a quick post to say I had a fun, high flying morning today. I got a chance to fly over part of Sonoma County today with Jim DuVander -THANKS JIM! I took oddles of pictures, below are just a
A Stitch’n Week
I spent the last 5 days stitching till I dropped. The Bishop’s Ranch hosted it’s 4th annual Quilt Retreat and the place was packed with sewing machines, fabric, thread, creativity and inspiration. The retreat is designed so folks come and
Getting Graphic in the New Year
Well the New Year is almost 3 weeks in and I haven’t gotten much time in my studio. I have lots of ideas and lots of inspiration but time hasn’t been on my side these past few weeks. So I
November is racing along, when does time slow down?
It’s past mid November and yikes the holidays are almost here! I had a busy teaching filled October and had some idea that the days would go by a little slower in November but that doesn’t seem to be the
Something Fishy Going on Around Here
Inspiration is a funny thing sometimes. For me sometimes it has to shift and settle a bit before it comes out in the form of new art. This fish story is one of those instances. Months ago my husband and