As we arrive at Imbolc, winter’s mid-season celebration, I encounter a realization about why this particular time is auspicious. Some of my most important family members celebrate their birthdays. In heaven my dad is ringing in 100 years; that rascal died on his birthday, just his style, (more…)
It’s the kind of message all artists long to receive in the inbox, especially if it originated from the contact form on their website: “I have your pencil drawing from the Daily Camera in 1971 on my wall. I’d like to send you a photo for your enjoyment. You sold it to me for $5.00 back then!”
I am supper excited to present Alexander’s Library and the paintings from the Grace series at the Lexington Public Library, Eastside Branch in February – March. I am happy that this coincides with the first mid-season celebration of the year, Imbolc and Candlemas. (more…)
Sometimes I make myself crazy over what colors to choose from (54 watercolors in my main palette with movable pans. Plus (more…)
Golden Section rectangle has the property that if you remove a square from it, the remaining space is another Golden Section rectangle. This is the design format I took as a departure for the series “Phi, Φ”, a series of 36 watercolor collages (more…)
Just before art tourists came, I took these photos for a tour of 14th Annual Autumn Open Studio for folks who could not come. I hope you enjoy! It was a beautiful, windy day, as shown in the video of the Blaze (more…)
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 explores the long-distance essence of a beloved place I travel to in my imagination. (more…)
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…)
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…)