Category: Meanderings

  • The First Date

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    No pictures this time, I’m afraid. I’m going to tell you a little story.  It’s a story about fear, of discovery, of love and despair.  It’s a story of longing and exhilaration.  It is how my process works, and for this, I need more coffee. I believe in Muses.  I believe in Inspiration being a…

  • Sailor

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    A new painting is in the works, and it is coming along nicely.  I’m not sure why, but my paintings tend to name themselves these days, so the working title, at least, is Sailor.  I like where it is going even though I have a long way to go!

  • Color Charts

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    And the learning continues. My drawing class has ended, although I plan to keep drawing regularly. Now, I’m working my way through Alla Prima II by Richard Schmid.  This is an amazing book.  I’ve made it to color charts, and that is where I stalled for a bit.  He used only 11 colors for his…

  • Babies for Springtime anyone?

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    I thought you folks would like to see something other than black and white drawings.  Here’s what I’m working on now, I call it Turtle Twins as a working title.   I’m working in Acrylics once more.  I found this amazing glass bead gel medium and I have been wondering how I can use it.  When…

  • Almost There

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    I’m so close.  I’m so close I’ve actually signed the paintings.  I still can’t let them go.  There was something about the third painting that just wasn’t quite right yet, and I didn’t know what it was. This month, my focus, in general, has been on asking the right questions.  It’s easy to ask something…

  • A Moment in Time

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    I have had people ask me, what draws you to a subject?  Why do you paint what you do?  What inspires you? As an introvert, I think on these questions often, and sometimes the answer changes.  Sometimes it is a vision I’ve seen in my mind that needs to be expressed.  Sometimes an image in…

  • Happy Birthday to my Sister!

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    My sister is 5 years older than I am.  She bore the brunt of my machinations through middle school.  She bought a LOT of my clothes once she started working.  She has always been there for me when I needed her.  She more than anyone else has inherited little bits of me through the years. …

  • News Flash — New Gallery Representation

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    Paintings and prints are now available at Waipio Valley Artworks.  Yesterday I presented originals and prints to the manager and she accepted over 50 prints and 6 originals!

  • Booster Shot

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    I am just back from a 2-day painting workshop with Ed Kayton.   Ed has been painting for 28 years now, and for many of those years he worked in the advertising field.  He is mainly self-taught at this point although he studied art in college.  Apparently at that point in time, they didn’t teach what…

  • Third Time is the Charm

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    Here is my third hula figure.  I learned some great lessons from painting this one. 1.  Always use good reference photos. 2. Always use good reference photos. 3. Whatever you do, always use clear photographs to work from (i.e., reference photos.)