Fear of Failure
Hello Friends! This happens to me often. I get a beautiful textural background going on a painting, and then I don’t know what to do with it. I’m af...
Category: Kitchen Tools for Art
The Rise of the Sacred Feminine
Hello Friends, For the last several thousand years, our world has been dominated by patriarchy, which elevates God the Father over Mother Earth, and man over wo...
Whitewash as Art
Hi Friends, The word “whitewash” popped into my consciousness last week. It’s a curious word with a strong visual component. It means to conce...
Taming the Unruly Mind
Hello Friends, I had an interesting experience this week that I thought I’d share with you. Maybe you’ll find it helpful in some way. I was having a...
Taming the Waves
Hello Friends, I often have dreams about huge waves. I can be in the middle of a city, and the waves come rolling in, threatening to engulf me. I had a dream th...
Repetition, Repetition, Repetition
Hello Friends, I want to share a thought-provoking comment that Jane Sparacio graciously wrote on my blog last week about my beach-look paintings: Cassandra I m...
Blue Humor
Hi Friends! The theme for the exhibit at the Stoneworks Gallery First Friday art event this month was “Into the Blue,” and I wanted to do something ...
Balance Amidst Chaos
Greetings Friends! I’ve been hearing a lot about balance lately. Work-life balance, internal-external balance, yes-no balance, physical-spiritual balance....
Holiday Painting Video
Happy Holidays Friends! My holiday card for you this year is a short fast-paced video that shows the creation of a special painting for the season. I had a lot ...
New Paintings in the “Picture This” Series
I recently completed four new large paintings for my “Picture This” series created using strange and unusual kitchen tools found in Ventura’s ...