Mid-Autumn Studio Update 2025
Whether you celebrate The Night of the Ancestors, All Saints Day, Dias de la Muertos, Halloween, or all of them, Happy Mid-Autumn Celebrations! (more…)
30 Little Gift Ideas
Each year I like to create “littles” to exhibit at the open studio and Pleasant Hill Christmas Show as gift ideas. (more…)
Day Out of Time, revisited
Even though it is more than two months from the Day Out of Time and beginning of winter, I find myself remembering (more…)
Vesuvian Gardens
‘Vesuvian Gardens” is my 2025 Creative Visionary Program series of four paintings. Its meaning and importance emerged only after I had completed them. (more…)
Letter to God, pages 1-6
Letter to God, pages 1-6
This series began with a simple desire to use most of my colors, then cover with off white to investigate the effects of the optic tones it would produce. (more…)
REIMAGINE Art Supplies for Grade School Children!
You can be a part of “REIMAGINE”, through an online Auction that begins Monday, 15th September at 9:00 am! The collaborative art exhibit raises funds that are shared among the participating public schools for art supplies, the artists and Arts Connect as the program administrator. (more…)
REIMAGINE Beautiful Mystery
Once Creative Visionary Program ended I focused on a fun project, “REIMAGINE” sponsored by Arts Connect in Lexington. It is an exhibition of work by artists who have chosen a local elementary school student’s drawing that has inspired them to create an artwork in their own style and medium. (more…)
Mid-Summer Studio Update 2025
Looking west on the Solstice
Solstice night, lights and flowers from the kids
Between now and May Eve it was high solstice with brilliant bright skies by day and warm calm at night with fireflies. The red winged blackbirds were long gone. Before that my birthday flowers were in full bloom. Now it is so hot they would wilt, instead it’s time for zinnias and gladiolus to rule. Time to can tomatoes and make herb salt. First Harvest, Happy Mid-Summer! (more…)
Mid-Spring Studio Update 2025
In this Mid-Spring Studio Update I share what’s new since mid-winter. This is another favorite time of year, when we see the joyful return of spring perennials, and with hope plant seeds and welcome the light half of the year – Beltane, May Eve! (more…)
Life With Art
“Just want you to see what a lovely part of my life you are.” (more…)