Earlier this year I was invited by Kennedy Publishing Co. to be featured in one of their Best Of America books, specifically Volume II Pastels, which is in the final stages of completion. I was honored and excited to be chosen to be included in this publication, which consists of both juried entries and invited artists. The paintings chosen for the book are seen above. Clearly my strong color contrasts are what impressed the publishers! The book contents, as well as other offerings from Kennedy Publishing can be viewed at...
read moreMy husband Bruce and I had a great time at the Sausalito Art Festival. I had worked very hard in the weeks and months prior preparing for this final event of the summer season and my planning and execution paid off. The Sausalito Art Festival is like no other, at least in my rather limited experience with the higher end art fairs in the western region. In the years preceding the “great recession” painters and artists from other media would enjoy brisk sales and additions to their collector base from visitors who come to this...
read moreIt’s Sausalito Art Festival time! Labor Day Weekend, September 5, 6 and 7 marks my favorite show of the year, and my 10th straight year participating in the #1 art festival in the country. This year will be the first year I will be debuting a series of oil paintings in addition to my pastels. Check the “Oils” category on the right side tab bar for a sampling of what I will be showing. Additionally, I’ve been adding new pastels frequently so be sure to check the Pastels category as well! For the past two...
read moreArtists are always evolving and hopefully their work evolves as well. Its interesting to reflect back on previous work and what was the impetus that inspired it and moved it forward. When I look back on this past year (I tend to think in terms of years ending at Labor Day….something to do with the school schedule….) I was clearly in an introspective time. My landscape paintings were more intimate and focal, the color was rich yet not as saturated. I am proud of the work I did but am ready to move on again, or should I say...
read moreno images were found I’ve been busy preparing for one of the big events of summer, The Bellevue Art Museum Arts Fair which will be held July 24, 25 and 26 at Bellevue Square in Bellevue Washington. The fair juries in some of the best fine art and contemporary crafts seen in the Western Region. I always end up going home with a new piece of art from the fair. Its one of our favorite shows to do even if the hours are long! “Sunlit Bungalow” 12.5×7″ is one of the smaller pastels I will be premiering at the Bellevue...
read moreIts been an exciting month. Open Studios was successful thanks to my loyal repeat and new collectors here in Humboldt County. I spent the next few weeks working on commissions while attending my daughter’s softball Tournament of Champions in the evenings. They won! Now its on to All Stars for the summer. I guess I know what we’ll be doing. I also have been completing new pastels including the piece above which is from the Winter Wildflower series. That subtle winter light drew me in once more….this painting...
read moreI Its Open Studios Time. This coming weekend, June 6 and 7 from 11am to 5pm at my studio. 2286 Ralphs Ct., Eureka, CA. This is an annual event held in Humboldt County and was started many years ago by a few of our esteemed local artists. It has now turned into a big event from Garberville all the way to Trinidad and beyond. Come by my studio to see new pastels and oils and to take advantage of special offerings from the studio wall! See you...
read moreThere are artists in my extended community who truly blow me away with their energy, intelligence and abilities. I am constantly amazed at the level of commitment and tenacity, not to mention the level of artistry I am presented with by my peers and by artists who come to me for coaching and career consultations. I am also in awe of how legions of artists have learned to take their careers into their own hands by utilizing websites and blog formats. My blog is still in its infancy and I’ve yet to find the right formula to share...
read moreI’M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOME OF YOU IN LOS ALTOS THIS WEEKEND, MAY 16-17 FROM 10-5, BOOTH 301 LINCOLN PARK, FOOTHILL EXPRESSWAY, LOS ALTOS, CA. THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY COLLECTORS AND FRIENDS! Art Fair Season is upon me and My Mac is crashing. Something about an unresolved kernel panic. I am not good at this……But I’m excited about going to Los Altos next weekend and setting up to show my new pastels to a town that holds many collectors of my work. For the past 10 years I’ve been attending this and...
read moreFriday 5pm my favorite time of the week! After working hard from Monday through Friday, including getting up every day at 6:30 am, making my daughter’s lunch and driving her to school for zero period at 7:25 a.m. and days filled with Wii yoga, treadmills, painting, emailing, networking, tweeting, facebooking, consulting, coaching, painting some more, ordering supplies, making dinner, talking to my sister on the phone (a rare treat), grocery shopping with teenagers, watching softball games in the cold at 9:00 at night, switching...
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