Warm Projects for Cold Weather
Hi Friends, There’s something about colder weather and shorter days that make me feel like switching from painting to fiber arts! It’s the coziness ...
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...
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...
Pattern and Decoration
Hello Friends, Last week I stumbled upon an article in ArtForum magazine about the Pattern and Decoration (P&D) movement of the 1970s and 1980s. It caught m...
Why House Paint?
Hi Friends, Recently I’ve had some questions about the paint that I use for my art — leftover house paint. People wonder why I use house paint inste...
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...
For Better or Worse
Hello Friends, Sometimes when I decide to rework a painting I unintentionally make it worse. It’s the nature of the beast. I try things and they don’...
What Lights You Up?
Hi Friends, In a video last week artist Nicholas Wilton offered some advice about how to create your best art. He said something that struck me as important ...
Late Summer Reflections
Hi Friends, I thought I was done with the shoe paintings, but then I found these Eddie Bauer shoes at one of the thrift stores. The tread is interesting, and I ...