When we were in kindergarten we were taught that the colors above are purple. This is not true. “Purple” is a general, and rather simple word that is used for the entire range of these three hue “families” on the color wheel. These three- Blue Violet, True Violet and...
I am back! And 2026 is shaping up to be a doozy…. Do you remember when you were a kid and you would get all excited about being in a candy store… well, that is me right now. First of all I am happy to bring the blog back. So much to write about! I hope...
I love my town. Yes, I have been in South Carolina in Greenville for only 3 years, but it has been the best 3 years of my life. I have new friends, a fun place to live, a great studio and as an empty-nester, I feel like I am 24 years old again and my life is all...
If you live in the States, tomorrow is “Turkey Day” But my kids and I eat sushi. I have written about this before. Changes in tradition being a good thing. For the past seven Thanksgivings we decided to not do all the”stuff” anymore for the...
My dad armed minuteman missiles back in the ’60s. He was not military, but worked as an electrical engineer on the military bases in Montana down in the silos where the missles are kept. As you can imagine he had a lot of stories and apparently there was even a...
Sometimes the hardest thing to decide about a new painting is what medium to use. I have a new image I want to start and I normally spend lots of time on design, color harmonies, accents, the narrative and armatures, but then the seemingly simple question- what to use...
