Variations on Landscape Narratives
Variations on Landscape Narratives reveals the essences of the present moment communicated by the land around me through exploration of different blue and green palettes. (more…)
Colorado Journeys
Colorado Journeys explores the long-distance essence of a beloved place I travel to in my imagination. (more…)
Celebrating Mid-Autumn Studio Update 2022
Celebrating Mid-Autumn Studio Update
We appreciate our ancestors and welcome this time to honor them. Whether you celebrate The Night of the Ancestors (Samhuin), Dias de la Muertos, Halloween, All Hallows Eve or all of them, Happy Mid-Autumn Celebrations! (more…)
Radical Attention to Detail
As I was spending multiple minutes on trying to find an ancient peach colored Tradewinds bead that would accommodate two strands of linen thread, to bury the end thread, it occurred to me that I have always had radical attention to detail when it comes to bead work. (more…)
Little Palette Book
Little Palette Book
Wondering how I would use my latest little pocket sketchbooks, since this one with the cool print of a Japanese book had heavy Fabriano paper, I decided I would put an end to dragging out various color charts and have my current palette all in one place. (more…)
The Carousel of Happiness
Our youngest grandson said he wanted to go to Happiness, we agreed. So off we all went a few weeks ago to The Carousel of Happiness. It was the happiest highlight of our summer, it more than lived up to its name. (more…)
Celebrating Mid-Summer Studio Update 2022
Happy Lughnasa, in the Celtic tradition it’s the time of the first harvest beginning on sundown July 31. We have been eating high off the hog, like my grandpa used to say. (more…)
Mozart and Music
When I write, the best music to keep me focused is Mozart’s piano sonatas. The simplicity and unembellished sound of piano surrounds me without distracting me from the task at hand. That is, until it comes to Mozart’s Sonata No.6 in D Major, K.284, (more…)
Time Journeys
Time Journeys
Stanley D. Brunn, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, University of Kentucky, Lexington,is writing his seventh mega book with Springer publishing company, TIME JOURNEYS. (more…)
To Journey or Not to Journey
Has anyone noticed, how things change more quickly? Like when you’re ready to go on a journey?
Over here, (more…)
S L O W W O R K, Artwork Archive
I’ve been trying to think of how to make my current art project sexy, or at the very least, humorous.
It is S L O W W O R K (more…)
Celebrating Mid-Spring Studio Update 2022
Now the first quarter of the seasonal year is tidied up, it’s Mid-Spring, Beltaine, a favorite time for many folks. The next season is open for possibilities (more…)
Why I Open the Studio
Taking the time after a big event like Spring Into Art Open Studio to rerun the highlights through my mind makes me realize why I open the studio to the public. It can be summed in several ways; connections, conversations, conveniences, win-win for all. (more…)
Talismans for Wandering Stars, Celebration, and Hope
The inspiration for “Talismans for Wandering Stars, Celebration, and Hope” came in suddenly the other day to repurpose face masks I designed (more…)
Beads for Ukraine
One small thing I can do is to offer Beads for Ukraine with proceeds going to Save the Children Ukraine. (more…)
Off the Cuff, Casually and Spontaneously
New Wrist Cuffs
Off the Cuff, is the phrase occurred to me for a title for this post about three new wrist cuffs. When I looked up the meaning, “casually and spontaneously” (more…)
Blessings
I want to backtrack to the winter when I created “Blessings”, a series of six watercolors. They are on the Grace art page, but I was busy at the time and didn’t write about the amazing thing I saw on my studio window that sparked the work. (more…)
“Angel Play”
“Angel Play”, series of four paintings came about in the last days of winter. Beginning on Valentine’s Day, the return of the Red winged blackbird bachelors coming to roost overnight in the bamboo, (more…)
Spring Into Art!
It has been three years since the last Spring Into Art Open Studio. The previous celebration took place before (more…)
Negative Space
In our last class the subject of negative space in regards to drawing became the focus. For some odd reason I had challenged (more…)
2.22.22 Twoday in the Studio
2.22.22, twoday, my day in the studio; I am starting on the more daunting project of documenting art from the 1980’s and 1990’s. To back up, (more…)
State of Grace Paintings
Here is a portfolio I created for the “State of Grace”paintings. It includes the newest series, “Blessings”, inspired by the words of John O’Donohue.
It is best viewed in full screen! (choose the 3 dots)
Videos of Alexander’s Library Books
Sparked by a goal to show a collection on Artwork Archive of artist books created in the past year, (more…)
Self Portraiture
After a discussion about self portraiture, my student began to draw her first self portrait. We talked about how we are the only ones who (more…)
Celebrating Mid-Winter Studio Update 2022
The returning and increasing light is daily perceptible, welcome and cheering. Now it is peaceful after a transition to the new year after snow, rain, tornados, fires. This Mid-winter, Imbolc, Candlemas season (more…)
Just Ask
As I spend these first weeks of the new year planning my path forward, based on the solid foundation of the inner work done (more…)
Our Season of Grace
As I look back on a favorite month, December, the phrase that comes to mind is that it was our Season of Grace. A few things came together (more…)
Halcyon Days Celebration
Note on January 1, 2022: Originally I posted one image with out text a day (sometimes two) during the 2021 Halcyon Days, the 7 days before Solstice until 7 days after. Now I have placed them in order in this one post. I chose photos of oil paintings, drawings, and collage from 1986 to the present that may be a peaceful contemplation for you. (more…)