I’m such a lucky duck! I just returned home from Springfield, where I wrapped up a four day painting workshop at the Emerald Art Center. Springfield, Oregon is also pretty lucky, as they have an amazing art center right in the heart of their downtown. It is a beautiful facility that houses a lovely, large …
Last night I hosted a ladies night at my studio. We did Nia. Nia is a form of dance which I’ve been practicing, (yes it’s a practice much like yoga), for about six years now. Nia changed my life. I inspires and nourishes me, mind, body and soul. It makes me tick! I was so …
This weekend I took a needed break from my studio. I loved the opportunity to sit quietly, do very little but watch and listen…look at the trees, smell the smells, simply stop. This is hard for me, but very enriching and energizing. I need to take more time for this. I stopped in my studio …
Easier said than done! So much of painting is being able to see it simply, then paint it simply. Whenever we get mired in the thick of it, going back to the simplest solution seems the way to head. But painting is complex, which by the way is the beauty of it; the mix of …
My friend and Thursday Painter’s student, Ginger Steele was so kind to include a post about one of our class demo’s on her own blog. She so kindly has allowed me to re-post. Ginger is graceful, thoughtful and insightful, so seeing my demo through her eyes was a good thing for me as a teacher. …
After working with a new WordPress site for several months, posting workshops, events and my blog on that site, things just got too overwhelming. So, I’ve decided to take my own advice, and keep it simple and go back to Blogger. I hope you’ll find me again and follow my blog here. I have an …
