Different Colors, Shapes and Way Different Canvas
This is a work-in-progress. The round canvas was a gift and I have been looking at it for months wondering how I was going to work with it. This is what the muse encouraged.
Looking at Life Sideways
It has been far too long since my last post, and it has been far, far too long away from my studio. For the last six to eight months my art and creativity has been basically put on hold. I have had a couple of times where I grabbed a moment, however those were far [...]
Taking Art to the Street and Promoting Peace
This is an image of an installation in Brazil of artist, JR. Tomorrow, 2 March at 5:00 pm Pacific Time, JR will reveal his wish to change the world. He has been given this year’s TED prize and will receive help in making his wish come true. You can learn more about JR on the [...]
Seeking Wise Artist’s Advice
Happy 2011 everyone! Some of my day-to-day challenges from 2010 have spilled over a bit into 2011, however I am working each day to bounce back into my work here. Thank you all for your patience (past and future) and know I will be making some blog rounds in the near future. So when life [...]
Studio Music
I have been thinking about music in the studio again because I have been re-reading Joe Fig’s book Inside the Painter’s Studio. I re-read a lot, but this book I find so interesting. During my recent bout of not being in the studio I listened to a lot of music – a lot of Leonard [...]
Welcoming My Muse Back!
This seems to be representative of the weather we are experiencing along the eastern seaboard today. It is the result of a tropical storm. I am just calling it wind and rain. This is acrylic ink on a lovely watercolor paper I discovered when I was in Paris. Here is the thing, I really did [...]
Creativity Drives Our Lives
All along you thought it was money, didn’t you? I am just kidding of course. Today, this video came in my email inbox via Arts Journal. Do you read this list of amazing articles from across all art disciplines culled from many English language sources? I have been reading it for several years now and [...]
The Elusive Muse
I am sure many of you have noticed when stresses come to visit us, often our muse decides to say, “I’m outta here. I sure don’t need this.” and out the back door they go. One reason they go is because we do not take the time to call them back. Just like any part [...]
Christchurch Earthquake and The Forest for The Trees!
I would like to take a moment here to say to all of our friends in New Zealand we are thinking about you and wish for you all the healing necessary to get through this horrible earthquake. A frequent contributor to this blog, Lesley McIver (please read her blog post about the earthquake) tells me [...]
100th Anniversary!
No Silly, that doesn’t mean me! The place I visited is celebrating it’s 100th Anniversary of being a National Park. Do you know it? Here is another hint… This is beargrass and grows up high in alpine regions. Do you know now? Okay, so these are the ones who really like the beargrass, and I [...]