Obsessed with Origami
Greetings Friends, Allow me to introduce you to my friend, Patsy Hofmann, a retired fourth grade teacher and local Ventura artist who has been practicing origam...
Category: Other Artists
Bold and Brave Art
Hi Friends, I love this short video where artist Stanley Whitney talks about abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell’s art. Here’s a description of Joa...
Studying Rothko
Hi Friends, There’s a wonderful documentary about abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko currently streaming on the PBS website. It’s called ...
Artistic Influence
Greetings Friends, I was lucky to have grown up in an artistic family. My mother pursued sculpture and several types of painting as well as mixed media work. An...
A Life Well Lived
Hello Friends, One of my friends recently passed away. Susan Weinberg was a wonderful artist with an amazing 40-year history in the arts. Susan would write to m...
Women Abstract Expressionist Artists
Hello Friends, I’m reading a really good book that might interest you. It’s titled Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel, and it’s about five of ...
Impact the World
Hi Friends, I want to share this heart-warming story I received last week from Mari Wiseman: Last spring my 10 year old grandson Aidan expressed an interest in ...
To Draw or Not to Draw
Greetings Friends, I received a message from fellow artist John Bolton, where he was describing his artistic style, and he included this comment: I cheekily cal...
From the Beginning
I was lucky to be born into an artistic family. My mother, Patricia Wedin, is a very talented sculptor, painter, and all-around creative type of person. From th...