Last month I wrote about a new project- a mural in my kids’ elementary school. I’m happy to announce that it is finished! The scheduling allowed for working on it once a week, and I really looked forward to those
My Mural is Complete!
Chaos to Calm- My New Office
One of the best feelings for me is to create order out of chaos. Whenever my to-do list looks like a novel, I always feel better tackling it from a tidy space. Slowly, I work my way through all the piles of
ARTY-FACTS: Mosaics
What do polished stone, toast, glazed tiles and bacon have in common? They have all been little pieces in a bigger picture. Let’s talk about mosaics. In the beginning, mosaics were made with small natural pebbles. In ancient Greece, people
The Rescue
When do you give up on trying to fix your mistakes? I make a lot of those in art. People whose proportions just don’t seem right, subjects that aren’t as interesting on canvas as they were in my head or,
A Mural for an Elementary School
The new computer lab in my kids’ elementary school is a great achievement. The students fundraised their little hearts out and were able to help update the lab with 15 new chromebooks, 30 new comfortable and adjustable chairs and a new
My Newest Works- Improvising Musicians
I recently had a request to paint Miles Davis. It inspired a new series of paintings featuring sketches of musicians with their instruments in full color. Here are my latest works: As I was creating these pieces, I focused on reversing
Making Something Ugly
What do I do when I’m feeling uninspired? Overwhelmed? Under pressure? I take a break and decide to create something UGLY. It is a conscious decision to make something unpleasant. I draw or paint something I won’t like, won’t use,
ARTY-FACTS: The Ancient Art of Tattooing
Skulls. Butterflies. Crown of thorns. Stunning works of art on a shoulder, or drunken regrets on a hip. Tribal pride on a leg or words in memoriam on an arm. The possibilities for tattoos are endless, as are our
Time To Be Brave
Art is complicated. It is a statement, a question, an explosion of anger or a whisper of sadness. It has always been a way for us to process life. Some paintings highlight the beauty in the world that we might take
Evolution of a Painting
I’ve always loved wrinkles. They are like a map to someone’s emotions, traced on the face or the back of the hands. They are crevasses and patterns. Lines of character and secrets folded small. When I see wrinkles, I see