Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Everything else.

Clearing up, Looking Back, Looking Forward

Posted on June 14, 2019 by

Bits and pieces from the start of the summer. Watercolor Artist Magazine featured one of my vintage signs. Check the backpage of your copy.  I’ve been in studio-cleanup mode, which means the postcard collection on my wall is growing. There’s … Continue reading →

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Wrapping up 2018 : Hello 2019

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

Wrapping up 2018 : Hello 2019. Looking back at last year and announcing more exciting projects and workshops for the new year. Cheers! Continue reading →

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Open Studios and South First Fridays

Posted on May 31, 2017 by

Open Studios and more shows coming up… Continue reading →

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Gone too far?

Posted on October 9, 2015 by

“Should have stopped working on this piece 20 minutes ago.” I feel that way about a piece pretty often, but I’m not always sure “20-minutes-ago” was actually a good time to stop. So this is what I did today. At … Continue reading →

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Happy 2010!

Posted on January 7, 2010 by

May the New Year bring you whatever you wish for! Happy 2010!!

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More sunflowers

Posted on July 19, 2009 by

These are drawn in black marker and colored in with Kavya’s Crayola “Pipsqueak”  markers. I like that the back of the heads is as interesting to draw as the fronts.   Here’s a closeup:

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Sunflower

Posted on June 10, 2009 by

Drawing sunflowers reminds me of an awful art “exam” I took as a kid- called “elementary exam”. I like sunflowers, though, there’s nothing wishy-washy about them. This one is Van Gogh-inspired. Van Gogh’s forgotten sunflowers, a week after he painted … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 5, 2009 by

  Most weeks the only time I sketch is while the kids are at swim class, ballet class or at a cafe- I have way too many sketches of the back of parent’s heads, while they watch their kids… Or … Continue reading →

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My desk

Posted on June 5, 2009 by

  My desk always looks like some version of this sketch. It’s not where I sketch, it’s just where I work on the computer. I barely have enough space to move the mouse. Luckily, I work right by a window, … Continue reading →

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Will recording = creating?

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

Here is my convoluted thinking behind this blog. I love to draw. To paint. To grow things. To make silly craft projects. But I just don’t do enough of it. If I’m going to blog what I do, will I … Continue reading →

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