Finding your Muse Recharging Your Creativity Five essential steps to wake-up your creative mojo. To-do lists, work and social obligations, world distractions, you may wonder, where and how can you recharge your creative mojo. As a professional person and artist, it doesn’t come without serious intent to find and cultivate that wondrous place we [...]
Finding Harmony
A lot is going on on our planet right now and I crave, so deeply crave harmony. The belief that our convictions are right and others are wrong has us so deeply divided. Conquerors in all varieties are flaunting their prowess. Whether it is within ourselves, our community, the larger landscape of humans or as [...]
Punxsutawney Phil?
I have missed having my studio open for visitors and participating and visiting art shows. This past year has been quite an adjustment and I sometimes feel like Punxsutawney Phil peeking my head above the ground wondering if it is safe to come out. I am writing this as the sun is shining outside [...]
Deep Roots
Last night we had a windstorm like none I had ever been through before. I have been told that winds were gusting to 65 mph where I live. Remarkably, our house came through it unscathed, considering we live next to a dense forest and have very tall trees in our yard. With everything that is [...]
Go Big or Go Home
I felt the need to paint even larger. I set out to buy 72" x 72" canvases.
5 Tips for Finding Your Tribe
I am an artist. Being an artist is filled with days of isolation, even though I am not alone in my thoughts and ideas, it can feel like a lonely world. Just a few years ago I moved to a totally different place, an island, away from my family and the world I knew for [...]
6 Mother’s Day Gift ideas for the artist
Mother's Day isn't just for flowers. Here is the way to the artists heart with art supplies.
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Selected to potentially have my art in their collection
Yesterday was International Women's Day. I was notified that I am a selected artist to be considered for my painting to be acquired for this fabulous Zaha Hadid's 'One Thousand Museum' Building in Miami, Florida. Her architecture is amazing and the thrill to be in one of her buildings is so exciting. I [...]
Road Trip to Palm Springs and onward
It was an eventful 16 days...filled with rainy weather and traffic. My dear husband and Chevy (the studio assistant dachshund) took off from the Pacific Northwest two days before the Seattle Snowmageddon. It was a 1200 mile trek to Palm Springs and San Diego, in the name of Art (of course) and family. Winter is [...]
Palm Springs Art opening
I was honored to have a piece in the "Best in show" gallery opening on February 6th, 2019. It was a lovely night filled with dynamic art and wonderful patrons. Thank you, Fusion Art. "Lipstick on His Collar" 30' x 40" Mixed Media