A Red Painting

One of my favorite paintings is the “Venetian Interior” by John Singer Sargent. It is part of the permanent collection at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. Since I live only 20 minutes away I get to visit the original any time I want. So cool. A...

Blue and Yellow

These are the colors I am thinking about this week… More stories are coming out of Ukraine showing people losing their homes, their lives, being hanged and raped in their own country and women and children running to safety- all for no coherent reason other than greed...

Pastel 100

Lots of good stuff to share this week…. The Pastel Journal Magazine just came out and I am so happy to share that my painting, “Impact” has been included as an Honorable Mention in the Portrait category. This international competition publishes the top 100 images from...

Validation

My brain can get tangled…. A brilliant artist friend of mine recently sent me an article about composition and asked me what I thought about it. This artist friend is an ARC living master and a brilliant master of composition. We have lively conversations...

Scrunchie

Putting my hair up means one thing…. I am painting. When it is time to get serious about working I have to take off any jewelry, wear simple, comfy clothes and my hair has to go up in a ponytail. I can’t stand anything on my face or on my hands when...