In this three part post, I’m sharing details of “Little Love Letters”, which is a series of 36 small paintings on paper in sizes 6×8” and smaller, each inspired by Realms of Wonder, be they plant, animal, human or elemental. (more…)
Welcome to Mid-Autumn Studio Update! Whether you celebrate The Night of the Ancestors (Samhuin), Dias de la Muertos, Halloween, or all of them, Happy Mid-Autumn Celebrations! (more…)
©Kathleen O’Brien, 12 Madonna Lilies10, 8×8″
Listening to the breeze and brittle leaves falling while inside writing to invite you to the Open Studio, brings up a myriad of responses. The windows are open now, but, tomorrow…. (more…)
As I’m getting ready for the 12th Annual Autumn Open Studio, I revisited Madonna Lilies, 1 of 3 large works that I’m showing for the first time. It’s also 12 small parts of the larger piece. I mentioned this artwork for the mid-summer Art of the Garden Tour, but never went into details about the story. (more…)
In addition to the latest artwork from the studio, there will be garden and home things you’ll enjoy, to buy at the 12th Annual Autumn Open Studio. I love preparing the herbs, and saving seeds from the garden that began with harvests in the spring. (more…)
Things that fly, like summer is a work that I began on September 15, 2025 (and was completed September 11, 2020) with an inspiration that (more…)
Four months of togetherness – Greg and me – resulted in a massive makeover (more…)
Here’s the last video of the Virtual Sunwise Open Studio Celebration, Journals, that was easy!
I hope you enjoyed these videos and touring my studio. Contact me if you have any questions, and feel free to buy art from a living working artist!
Enter the studio and look along the left side workbench where you’ll see the studio talismans, some art on display, and my shelf of loved ones who cheer the creative process. (more…)