Embracing Watercolor + A Beginners Mind
I have a confession about watercolor. I’ve avoided embracing them. I thought of myself as a pastelist and oil painter. My domain was not watercolor. …
Artist Friends
I’m not sure whether artists, on the whole, see the world a little differently. Maybe yes, maybe no. When you’re a fish, it’s hard to …
Deep in Still Life
I’ve just finished up a new online workshop, Still Life Oil Painting, so I’ve been wonderfully immersed in glittery, shiny objects. The workshop, coupled with …
Twelve Days of Christmas Unwound
Last year I had this sort of crazy idea that I would post a YouTube video on my channel every day for each of the …
Being a Teacher, Being a Student
I recently taught a painting workshop in Italy and a few days later was an art student for the first time in several years. I …
Rigorous Study
I was eighteen years old when I started Art Center; So young and naïve! I was the youngest student in all my classes. Most everyone …
Pausing
Today was a perfect day in Portland, Oregon. From morning until evening the sun was shining and warming flowers, grass, and me! I was working …
Warm and Fuzzy
I’m sitting in a restaurant in Lake Zurich, Illinois feeling quite satisfied with myself. I just finished teaching my three day “Loosen Up” workshop to …
Putting Intention Into The Universe
My Mom is going to hate this post but here goes. It’s been a dream of mine for many years to take off into the …
Digging Deeper
Two years ago I was a demonstrator at IAPS. It was amazing; fun and challenging. There were lots of standout moments. Watching the paint around, …
Springing Forward
Spring. We wait all winter for spring to reemerge. Sometimes we’re patient, sometimes not so much. I truly love all the seasons, winter included but …
Soft Heart, Tough Skin
Portland woke with a light dusting of white revealing the intricate framework of trees, plants and even the design of the Buddha in my garden. …
Getting From Here to There
I’m answering interview questions this week. I don’t think I’d be giving away too much if I share one of them which I thought was …
Endlessly Enchanted
I might just be crazy, have a short attention span or maybe just easily amused, but I want to paint everything! The visual landscape is …
Badass
Probably like a lot of women that are around my age, I’ve spent a large share of my time on this planet trying, although rarely …
On My Feet
Yesterday, I literally painted all day long…from morning ‘till night. These days, a rather rare occurrence as I split my time producing lessons, at the …
Embracing the Unfamiliar I’m sitting in the lobby of Daku Resort waiting for a taxi to take me to the airport and my next destination …
Letting Fiji In
It’s Saturday and I’m in Fiji.This year has been an amazing, adventurous year, but none of my trips were as anticipated as this one. I’ve …
Two Minds
I was driving to the store yesterday and got completely lost in thought on the way there, but somehow found myself parked in the parking …
Home Sweet Home
With sunny weather and a relatively free day, I took to the streets of Milwaukie, Oregon for an afternoon of Plein Air painting. I’ve been …
“Just When You Think” available for purchase at http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/marla-baggetta-3840/artwork Whatever it is that we are endeavoring to do, we can never really finish, we can …
A Smashing Finale
What a finale to Portland Open Studios! Sunday afternoon as I was taking a quick lunch break from the action, I slipped on a slick …
NOW
My Mom gets worried when I post something personal on my blog. Don’t worry, Mom! I post business on Facebook and Instagram and Pinterest, I …
Is It Enough?
It’s Monday…and I took it upon myself to start the week off by sleeping in for once. Then slowly but deliberately got myself going for …
Addicted to Pastels
I have learned over the past several years that I have a very addictive personality. Mostly this is something to be very aware of and …
Tension & Release
I’ve been in my new studio almost six months! It’s hard for me to believe. Time just whips by, doesn’t it? I’m pretty comfortable there, …
Sparkles and Novicane
As I was getting ready to head to the dentist this morning, I suddenly ditched my simple green earrings for some dangling sparkly ones….very uncharacteristic …
Sleepy Afternoon
“Sleepy Afternoon”, pastel, 13 x 9, $150. Available on Daily Paintworks. This is a demo I did for a group in Raleigh, NC last year. …
Blue Skies Ahead
Blue Skies Ahead, pastel, 8 x 8, $100. Available on Daily Paintworks This time of year, Oregon can boast some pretty spectacular skies! This is …
More Sunsets
Purple Storm, pastel, 6 x 17, $150. Visit Daily Paintworks to purchase. I’ve been enjoying the dramatic sunsets I’ve been doing. This one is a …
Sunrise + Sunsets
“Sunset Dreams”, 8×8, pastel. Visit Daily PaintWorks to purchase I have been spending quite a bit of time in my new studio; warming up to …
Monet and Hesitation
On Saturday, I got a call from my son inviting me to go the art museum with him on Sunday. What a lovely call that …
New Year’s Resolutions – For the Love of Painting
It’s that time of year! Time to make resolutions, commitments, vows. These things have meaning and hold weight for me. They are commitments to changing …
Hotel Blues and Whining Just a Little
Stafford Remembered, 4×6 pastel, $75. on Daily Paintworks I’ve been on the road quite a bit between moving and working on my online lessons. First …
It’s Been Too Long!
For the past three years or so, I’ve been living in a lovely townhouse; a simple, small low maintenance place that has allowed me to …
Mollala Evening
This small pastel, 4’x6′ is a study of a place very familiar to me. I recently returned to Mollala State Park with a good friend …
Summer Inspiration
Long summer days afford the opportunity to take long evening strolls and hikes. I’m so blessed to live in a area that has such beauty …
Plein Air in Milwaukie
I love painting in oil when I’m plein air painting. But I’m just not that confident about it. But I really want to get better …
Reflecting on the IAPS Convention
There is really too much to say about my week in Albuquerque. I suppose I could write a whole book about it, to be honest. …
Quiet Time
I’ve been quiet, but very very busy! Available now in DVD or Download None of us paints in a vacuum, in the perfect studio, the …
Love, Love, Love!
“Love is fun, isn’t it?” Yes, it is. When it’s true, and free and real. When there is nothing impeding it or holding it or …
Two Dollars
Treasures turn up in the most unlikely places. My Mom, retired library administrator/ part time book hunter, found this amazing and I do mean amazing …
White, white, white…is it the new black?
All I see is white, wherever I go! Is it my imagination or is it the new black? Maybe it’s just because spring is …
Not what you do, but how you do it
My desk is a mess, I’ve got bills to pay, correspondence to catch up on. Lots, and lots of projects to work on, paintings to …
Happy and Under the Weather
Well, what a terrific weekend! We finished up our Trees, Skies & Water workshop yesterday afternoon. I wore everyone out, including myself! We had a …
Color Confidence Workshop
As I’m leaning into the video series, I’m also intensifying my own understanding of some concepts that I’d taken for granted. After a few years …
Small and Sweet
I have been leaning into the world of small works, finding much delight there. Funny thing about working small is that the marks you make …
Old treasures and New Toys
One of my sons is taking a drawing class in college and asked me to go shopping with him to get supplies. It was so …
Lights, Camera, Action!
Well, sort of. I’m encountering a very steep learning curve with my video project! But I am making progress. I’m excited about sharing it with …