Looking back to my art successes — both personal triumphs and award recognition — some credit goes to my art groups. Getting feedback on my work from other artists is SO valuable. I consider it to be my single most effective resource for inspiring and improving my work. WHAT A GROUP CAN DO FOR YOU… […]
“The Raven” which hangs in OSA’s 12×12 fundraiser show sold on the opening day! I painted it on a verytextured paper called Shizen, treated with matte medium, and over a poured watercolor background. Preparing for a portrait session in Hermiston with Watercolor Society of Oregon, I began to think about what strategies work for me when I’m painting. So I […]
I’m busily planning my booth for the Painter’s Showcase art show & sale. If you’re not already familiar with the event, it has been happening for at least 35 years, and this will be my second year to participate. Photos from 2014… You’ll see a whole new slate of paintings this year, and I plan […]
I decided a year ago to join the experimental group, ISEA — seemed like a good fit for me! And I noticed I could join as a lifetime member. So I took the plunge 🙂 and started entering. Nothing the first year — you know how it is. But this year I am one of […]
Summer may be over, but it was certainly memorable. We had a ton of fun in my backyard with the summer marbling workshops! Pretty amazing work came out of the marbling bath. No surprise there — I was working with some very accomplished artists. Note the LARGE […]
I spent the second half of May leading a workshop in Tuscany. There were 10 of us. How lucky we feel, to be in this place with such fabulous traveling companions! It was a wonderful experience. …………………………………… There is art everywhere in Italy! Here is a slideshow of beautiful art that was created during this […]
Several participants in this workshop group have already travelled with me on two or three trips and are signing up for France next year! This is undoubtably the very best compliment they could possibly give. Here is what they are saying: As always, the workshop was the epitome of professionalism. You three work beautifully as a team […]
JUNE 3-day PORTRAIT WORKSHOP in Hood River I am preparing now to teach an Oregon workshop focused on portraits later this month in the Columbia Arts Center right in Hood River’s charming downtown. It takes only about an hour to get to Hood River from downtown Portland. MORE INFORMATION about the workshop DATES: June 19-21 COST: $285 […]
FIRST PLACE My painting “Pondering” took the top prize in the Western Federation Watercolor Society show in Lubbock Texas! It is an incredible honor and I am still walking on air!!! The exhibition runs April 16 through July 15 “PONDERING” This full sheet piece is all about the dramatic lighting and keeping it loose! Winning a top […]
Everything you do today will inform what you do tomorrow. I’m inspired by wake robins, the quintessential flowers of spring, as they bloom in the woods where I live. The trillium tell me spring is here — or at least the promise of spring. So I sketch and paint them. Here’s an example from my journal […]