The Importance of Interaction amongst artists

It is Friday. Typically most Fridays a friend visits my studio for lunch. He works full time and paints at home alone and likes to come visit myself and my other artist friends when he has the day off.  He always walks away with new found motivation or...
A New Discovery

A New Discovery

I taught my first one day workshop yesterday.  I was quite apprehensive about the idea but I spent a great deal of time preparing.  Not only did I learn some things myself I made an even more important discovery~~ I actually enjoyed teaching! Drawing upon my...
Redemption!

Redemption!

I learned yesterday afternoon that my painting ‘Ageless’ was juried into the 2012 Northeast National Pastel Exhibition in Old Forge NY!  She made a national exhibition after all. I feel redeemed after the recent show she was in at Barnes & Noble....
When Life Interrupts…..

When Life Interrupts…..

My last post promised that I would finish Jazz Hands VII by the end of last week. That didn’t happen. Life interrupted.  I have been trying to prepare for the one day workshop on ‘Simplifying the Hand’ for next weekend. There have been ...