2013 was a big year for me. I had been on a hiatus from painting for a few years due to my mom fighting cancer. For two years I took her to oncologists and to one chemo treatment after another. I had 3 young children and she had been the reason I had painted at all...
“You’ll realize that you’ve always been able to speak a secret language, one that has no boundaries, because you have no nationality. Art is your homeland” -Fredrick Backman, from the novel, “My Friends” I have been speaking...
An artist friend gave me a copper panel from Raymar. I may be in love…. It is little- 10″ x 10″ which is tiny for me. I figured it was just big enough for a small, snuggly portrait of my daughter and my grandson. I started it a few months ago and...
Yes, I have been “Missing in Action” the last few weeks, and yes, I have been to the Miami airport (MIA) I’ve also been to the Portland, Oregon Airport and the Antiguan Airport and the Charlotte airport too. I’ve been traveling a bit and...
Ever get to a place in a painting and you think it is “good”, but know that it is not enough? That is where I am at with my son’s painting. It felt nearly finished from photos, but knew I needed sessions with him from life. Outside. In the sun. And...
