I was in a pilates class this morning. And something profound happened. Since this blog is also my diary, I felt that I had to write about it. So its a bonus entry this week. The instructor had us start off the class with a series of deep breathing exercises....
“Follow follow follow follow, Follow the yellow brick road” -“Yip” Harburg for the Wizard of Oz So where was I ..oh yes…following the yellow… This painting got put on the back burner for the last few weeks due to...
Last week I was teaching a portrait workshop in Sante Fe I had been there once before, but this time I was hosted by Bluebird Studios and it was the best venue ever. Beth and Billy Cooper built the facility on their ranch and run amazing workshops with artists from...
“Got a right to be wrong, Got to sing my own song, I might be singing out of key, But it sure feels good to me” – Joss Stone This song goes on to say that “I’m on a mission, If you care, don’t you dare blur my...
“Here Comes the Sun” – The Beatles So over 30 years ago I used to set up my paintings with a “grisalle”- a base of grey tones that accurately represent the values in an image. Then, color is put on top of this base. A lot of oil...
