When life gives you lemons, draw them, 11 x 14 inches dry pastels, graphite on paper

"When life gives you lemons, draw them." (Nikki)

"Color! What a deep and mysterious language." (Paul Gauguin)

holidays

Turn tomato cages into festive trees

Saturday, December 7th, 2019


 
Turn tomato cages into festive trees

Use tomato cages to create festive trees. Turn upside down – 2 together make a stronger structure. Wrap with lights.

Monk’s residence, Luang Prabang, Laos

Monday, October 17th, 2016


 
Monk's residence, Luang Prabang, Laos

Photography Fits!

A continuing saga

Friday, October 22nd, 2010


 

This could be your last chance, Sweets. I'm moving on up to Oregon.

“This could be your last chance, Sweets. I’m moving on up to Oregon.”

The Studio Affair saga on previous blog posts:  October 20th, 2009, October 28th, 2008 , October 30th, 2007

That’s right, me and all the skeletons in my closet are moving to Oregon, so the painting now is all about walls. I’ve bought a small 4 x 6 sketchbook, hoping to sneak in some time to do a few thumbnail drawings of my travels this year.

The past six months: starting with driving up to Madison, Wisconsin at the end of April to set up the Dancing With Trees Exhibition, after the show opening, it was back to Dallas then shortly afterward to Singapore for 3 weeks. It was amazing! Two days after returning from Singapore I drove up to Ottawa, Ontario. At the end of June, the drive back down through Michigan to meet my internet artist-friend, Virginia Wieringa (triple amazing!) then across to Wisconsin to pick up the DWT show, then down through Chicago to drop off Morning Light 01, through the U.S. Midwest and back to Dallas.

Fields of Flax, Rowley, Alberta - future paintingTwo weeks later I drove up through Oklahoma and North Dakota into Saskatchewan, then into Alberta. I took so many photos on the drive across Canada two weeks later, through the prairies and the Great Lakes region back to Ontario, where I stayed for another 2 weeks. Then back down to Dallas again! During September we found out that my husband is transferred to Portland, Oregon for work. So here we go again. The first week of October we both drove west in separate cars, across the Continental Divide, the red rocks and incredible geography in Utah, finally reaching our future home just outside of the Columbia River Gorge, and on the other side: the Pacific Ocean shores and the Sequoia and Redwood forests. I drove back to Dallas with a truck and trailer to refill, and will make the trip across only one more time before winter – hopefully the weather holds up. I’m excited to get to work again after such a crazy year of travel – lots of inspiration.

Oh well, maybe she still needs more time... guess I'll jus' hang around here for a while.

Summer travels

Friday, August 13th, 2010


 

  Archean rocks, Lake Superior just east of Wawa, Ontario Archean rocks, Lake Superior just east of Wawa, Ontario Lichen, Lake Superior just east of Wawa, Ontario Lichen and distant shoreline, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada Lichen, Lake Superior just east of Wawa, Ontario

When I’m back in Dallas blogging regularly again, these photos will be posted on the photography website. An unplanned extra trip from Alberta to Ottawa; in Ontario a second time, means I won’t be back until the first week of Sept. Here are a few photos I took on the shores of Lake Superior just east of Wawa, ON.

The Studio Affair

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009


 

I've got my eye on you!

“I’ve got my eye on you!”

See the other years Halloween posts  on October 28th, 2008  and October 30th, 2007

A Studio Affair

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008


 

  A Studio Affair, Part 2

“Your eyes are like plastic pearls”

“I bet you say that to all the inanimate objects”

The romance began last year.

‘Tis the season

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007


 

Hey Baby, how’s it goin’?

“Hey Baby, How’s it goin’?”