This spring, the city of Encinitas will be hosting a fun show featuring the cyanotypes of my friend and printmaking buddy Greg Brown, and my monotypes. We were very excited to be selected from a large group of artists for this year’s line up. It’s a special show for us. First, that we get to …
Register today for a chance to win this 16 x 20 Giclée print ready for framing. The lucky winner will be announced on February 14th, 2014. This playful composite image of Ganesh is a combo of one of my photos and an abstract monotype. The finished piece is printed on 300LB cotton paper. FEEL THE …
A few weeks ago a perfect stranger named Jennifer, left a note on my windshield letting me know that she thought she’d witnessed someone hitting my car. She wasn’t 100% positive, but she took the time to write the note, take down the make and model of the vehicle, the license plate number and leave …
While enjoying my coffee, snuggled in bed with all the dogs this morning, I read an interesting article about hand written “thank you” cards. A good time of year to be reminded of the value of such notes. Especially notes of thanks. My art coach, Alyson Stanfield, agrees and has emphasized the importance of hand …
Group Art Show: ArtSpeaks: Expressions of Hope and Healing Opening Reception: Saturday November 16, 5:00 – 7:30 PM Ambient sounds provided by Dr. Cliff Oliver. Enjoy the ancient Australian didgeridoo and the Native American flute — world music to calm the soul and inspire your imagination. What happens when seven artists come together through a …
Big delivery on the way to The Chopra Center in Carlsbad this week! New, in the batch of goodies, is a fun piece created for the teachers who will be training there this month. 8 Limbs of Yoga is part of their curriculum. I wanted to add a little levity and energy and came up …
I prayed to Ganesha, and believe the prayer was answered. Known for being the remover of obstacles, I set my sight on crisp images. Here’s one. Greeting cards, perhaps! Part of a series I am planning for the holiday fair! Giclée anyone?
What an exciting day! Business cards arrived. Generally, that wouldn’t make one THIS happy. But today, a box of literally hundreds of mini art pieces arrived. It was like opening a big box of candy. Now, I can’t wait to pass them out.
Every few months I catch myself getting so distracted that I don’t get anything done — it’s being in the “zone”, only it’s the wrong one. This “distracted zone”, is insidious, addictive and numbing. My breathing is shallow and I cannot focus, read or create. I remember the days of getting so much accomplished, which …
I took an amazing photography class with an wonderful teacher — Rod Deutschmann. Photography is one of my interests. I integrate it in my work and I love documenting things of interest. I am given to using the manual settings on my SLR, but sometimes frustration takes over and I find myself reverting to the …
Inspiration can influence one’s work, how one sees, how one thinks and how one feels. Alexa Meade, who was on Ted recently, had that effect on me. Alexa was divinely inspired to paint, and was given a series of steps to land her there instead of in Washington, behind a desk. Often artists are asked… …
Just love a long weekend… the Pazzle was cranking. A few weeks ago I’d used paper stencils for some new monotypes I am developing. The thickness of the stock caused the printing paper to wrinkle and this was upsetting, as the originals would need matting… and I generally use “museum mounting” for my art pieces. …
It’s Official!!! This is a huge step for me. Huge. Many have suggested that I should take this step, but I haven’t been ready… until now. So here it is. Living my dream of bringing my own art to the world. A few things to note. Art shown on this site is for The Chopra …
Making art and exploring as a group is an important part of my process — since much of my creative time is spent alone in the studio. Even with a lot on my plate, it’s important to grease the creative wheel occassionally. So I headed down to the San Diego Museum of art to attend …
I have stepped into a new time-space continuum. There is no beginning, middle or end, simply noticing all that is present. If anything appeals to my senses or calls me, gets me to notice, then I allow myself to take note, take photos, draw sketches… anything that will file for later use. I am learning …
The sculptures speak to me. I narrow in on the details and transform what I see into a new view. These elaborate details will soon be covered in delicate lines. Transformation.
