It’s been another long while since I took the time to create a studio journal entry. Mostly because I spend most of my days at my easel painting away in my lovely oils or soft pastels. It’s a lot like musical chairs with how often the easel’s occupant changes. And I like it like
It's funny how things turn out. Traveling has always been one of my loves - the desire to see new places and experience the world has always been strong with me. It started in grade school when we were able to choose a state or country to do a project on. I would always choose,
Just days ago, my hubby and I were on a cruise where I met so many lovely art collectors who happen to share my affinity for the adorable piggy. Yes, actual pigs. I LOVE THEM!!! One of my paintings, which was being auctioned off, had 3 little piglets at the bottom and everyone seemed to
Hi there! I wanted to share a little behind the scenes on my recent project. I’m giving you allll the details that lead to the finished product above. That’s right: the good, the bad, and the absolutely drop dead you-can’t-miss-this gorgeous! It started with a phone call… “We’re looking for a company to create the
Blooms!! I have no doubt you’ve heard me talk about my love of flowers and how much I miss them here in Vegas. While roses are fairly prevalent, favorites like dahlias, peonies, ranunculus are pretty much non existent. Sigh. So I went against my better judgement and decided to purchase a few bulbs - peonies
I've been an artist a long time now. It's been years since I first learned to oil paint on a Pasadena hill top in Peter Liashkov's class at Art Center. Let me tell you, those first few paintings were really terrible. They were from a live model and I really had no idea what I
Never has this been more true for me than in this moment. How many times have you had a great idea or project that you’ve put off starting because it just seems too hard? Or maybe it doesn’t seem ‘that’ hard but for some reason you keep making excuses as to why
This is it! I can't tell you how excited I am to offer my new course, 'INVENTING YOU: Style and Brand Developement for Artists'. I created this course for the artists struggling with finding their signature style and how to present themselves to the world. No more doing it on your own. Yes, continuing to
It’s always so exciting to see your artwork come to life. There’s something wonderful about being an artist and creating the incredible. But it is also incredibly exciting to see a newly founded business take shape and present itself to the world. Especially when it’s an artist taking the reigns on their creative career. Isn’t
Oh, the dreaded bio. I don't think I've met an artist in all my 25 years as a creative that enjoys writing one. Do you? Believe me, I don't really like writing them either, but I've come to understand why it's necessary to develop the skills to write a really great one. So, why
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