When Is It Done?
Hello Friends, In last week’s newsletter, I showed you the stages of developing a recent painting. Many of you wrote and said that you liked the piece bet...
Category: Paintings
Staying Present
Greetings Friends, Painting can be form of meditation — a practice of staying in the present moment. As soon as I veer off into the past (“This pain...
Make Time for Self Care
Hi Friends, Art hasn’t been at the forefront of my mind this week. I’ve been busy with other things. Friends needed my attention, Luci (my cat) need...
Textile Design as Inspiration for Art
Hi Friends, When I was young I loved to sew. In junior high and high school I made a lot of my own clothes, and later I moved on to quilting. Just walking into ...
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 ...
The Serendipity Paintings
Greetings Friends, I’ve just finished a complete body of work — eighteen new pieces — painted, stretched, varnished, photographed and added to...
Art Envy
Hi Friends, A couple of things converged this week and left me feeling uneasy. Artist Nicholas Wilton revealed his big new light-filled studio space in Sausalit...
Weird Dream About Art
Hello Friends, Just before I woke up this morning, I had a bizarre dream. President Trump had started a new weekly television show called I Hate Art. In the fir...
Uncertain Times
Hi Friends, I’m writing this message the day before the US election, and there’s tremendous tension in this country right now. Stores in some cities...
What Are You Waiting For?
Hello Friends, “Waiting for Godot” is the Samuel Beckett play where two characters are waiting for a third who never shows up. Things happen while t...