Painting with Eyes Closed
Hello Friends, I was talking with a friend last week, and we were discussing our inner critic — those voices in our head that tear us apart. She suggested...
Category: Latex Paintings
We’ve Come So Far
Hi Friends! I’ve never done an end-of-the-year review before, but artist Pam Lowe recently sent me a message about her history as a quilter and her new pa...
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...
Becoming Alive
Greetings Friends, I’ve been hearing this message a lot lately: “Do what makes you feel alive” and “The world is waiting for people who ...
Serendipity
Hi Friends, I was at Lowe’s last week, and they had a nice selection of mistint paints available. I chose twelve of them, and as I put them into my cart, ...
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...
Fun and Silliness
Greetings Friends! About a year ago I sanded down eight reject paintings so I could paint over them and reuse the canvases. But then something unexpected happen...
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...
Embracing Decay
Hi Friends, I know what some of you are thinking. “Ewwwww, muddy colors and grays. Don’t like, DON’T LIKE!” Suspend your judgment for a ...
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...