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The Guts of a Working Studio: Taking the Mystery Out of Stretching Canvases
It has come to my attention that a lot of people assume artists purchase their canvases already stretched and prepared from art supply stores. Many do and that's just fine. But I don't. One reason is because I often want to work in a non-standard size and the prefab...
2-Person and 3-Person Exhibitions—As Good as Solo Shows? Better? Worse?
My very first 2-person show in Phoenix happened long long ago. I had moved to Phoenix with my 4-year-old son to start a life with my new husband (now going on 33 years of being happily married). In addition to being beyond exciting, it was a scary move in a lot of...
A Pile-up in My Brain—What’s Next?
I've been on a roll teaching workshops here, there and everywhere since last summer. I had classes booked solid through March and finished my last one recently. April is set aside for several activities. The annual Oracle Artist Studio Tour (www.oraclestudiotour.com)...
Opening at the Casa Grande Art Museum
What a great group of people to work with at the Casa Grande Art Museum—they really created a nice opening for me with catered food, drinks, music and the publicity to draw a crowd of people to the event—what could be better? Many thanks to the friends who made the...
What Happens When An Artist Has a Solo Show?
I'm excited to have a solo show, Painting Water, opening this Friday, January 6th from 5-7pm at the Casa Grande Art Museum in Casa Grande, AZ. It'll be up through January 28th and the space is open Wednesday-Saturday from 1-4pm. I often have students ask me how to get...
A New Calendar for the New Year!
This is the second year that I've produced a calendar of my paintings, perhaps the start of a brand new tradition. It contains the images of 14 paintings, all created in 2016. This keeps me on my toes since it means I need to make at least 14 paintings during the...
What’s Next? Newsletter & Mail Chimp
I'm finally back to normal in my studio after a wonderful experience at the Artisan Expo in Santa Fe where I taught a workshop and gave a demonstration on Dura-Lar with Golden Acrylics. Once back in my studio it was a massive job to clean-up and reorganize the masses...
Join Me for “Go With the Flow”, My Workshop at Artisan Expo in Santa Fe, Oct 1!
I'm excited to be teaching a workshop in Santa Fe at the Artisan Materials Expo—the largest artist materials fair in the United States, on October 1. Go with the Flow: Experience the Creative Magic of Dura-Lar Films Combined with Acrylic Paints will be a fun class...
Reflections, A New Name for My Blog on a Brand New Website
I'm delighted to have a brand new website—up to date, usable on all platforms including iPhone and tablets. And the big machines, too. My friend, artist and designer Patricia Sahertian created the website and taught me all about how to use it. Believe me, it took a...
Why Paint on Dura-Lar? A Magical Film Product Yields Amazing Results
This week I taught two workshops that were all about acrylic painting on Dura-Lar, an thin archival plastic material. The fun part is that you can paint on the front and the back of both the matte film (slightly hazy surface) and the clear water-media film, giving a...
Where Have My Paintings Gone?
Last week a friend stopped by my studio. She noticed that one of my painting racks was empty and asked me about it. Hmm...this caused me to think about the whereabouts of my paintings. Yes, I do keep track. In fact I have a system in which I track the history and...
New Paintings are Ready to Make a Trip to the Powell Museum in Page
I have a group of paintings that are ready to travel to Page—see 4 brand new never-before-been-posted paintings, below. I'm the Artist of the Month at the Powell Museum, with show opening on June 3 from 5-7pm. We'll be dropping the paintings off...