Sometimes I take a photo and I think, “Wow! I got lucky with that shot!” But of course, it’s not entirely luck. I mean, even if the only part I can truly claim is the inclination to take…
In Progress
This is a detail from a painting I’m currently working on. It’s a gi-normous landscape (6 feet long!), and it’ll take a while as I’m slow, y’all. It started ordinarily enough, but then I realized it needed…
Summer in Seattle
I dig architecture. I know nothing about it, mind you. But I sure do like it. When I find myself in a metropolitan area, I tend to look up. The lines, the angles, they just grab hold…
South Beach
We hadn’t planned to spend the day walking around South Beach Miami, but the opportunity presented itself. Fearing it wouldn’t knock twice, we said yes. Excellent choice. We were with brand-new friends, freshly-met on a music cruise.…
Denver Botanica
People laughed. When I belly-plopped myself down, there on the side of the water feature, onlookers guffawed. Some gawked. They wondered why in the world a gal would lie on the ground just to take a photo. …
A New Painting – Finally!
Remember when I posted the above photo, and asked for guesses as to what it might be? How about this one? Or this one? Well guess no more, friends! I finally sealed the…
An Artist I Love
A few years back, PBS aired a series called “Simon Schama’s Power of Art.” Mr. Schama knows his art, and he presented each episode with such authority and knowledge, one couldn’t help but be enthralled. If you get…
Getting My Groove Back
I’m so looking forward to getting back to painting class! I’ve been distracted and unable to attend for a while, and I feel like I’ve missed a part of myself. Like my creativity has been stifled. But…
Muscle Memory
I painted last night, and I am happy to report I have re-acclimated to the studio environment. After last week, I was wondering. But last night found me comfortable with the brush and the paints. I was…