June 14, 2017 – Learning to paint fuzzy

June 14, 2017 – Learning to paint fuzzy

The painting I’m working on – I got the hard part done first – the fuzzy background. I still don’t find them easy! Do you ever wonder who ate the first artichoke?  Who saw this prickly, thistly thing and thought it would be edible?  I ask...
Gala

Gala

Oh, to have a day alone with beauty. I adore the people in my life. But sometimes it is just as sweet to have the time to myself.  Particularly when it’s part of my creative life.  I can follow my own whims and rhythm without tending to anyone else’s. Spring in...
Gala

May 31, 2017 – Painting the Light

Here it is! Meet “Gala” – my newest painting. Look for the story in my gallery later this week. During Marin Open Studios earlier this month, I was paid a visit by two lovely people – Trinette and James – who I’d met at last summer’s San...
May 24, 2017 – When whispers become passions

May 24, 2017 – When whispers become passions

“Getting there with my parrot tulip painting – and contemplating what’s next.” There is this idea in our culture that we should find our passion. What’s more, we hear that this passion is like a switch – you come upon a way to channel your...
May 17, 2017 – Painting the truth

May 17, 2017 – Painting the truth

My tulip painting is coming along – I’m having fun with these colors! Marin Open Studios 2017 has just passed, which means I spent the past two weekends hanging out at my mom’s real estate office in Larkspur, my artwork all over the walls, as people came...