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...
Tag: abstract painting
Dream Painting
Greetings Friends, This week I put together a video for you, showing the creation of a painting from one of my dreams. Click on the play button below to watch t...
Everyday Miracles
Hi Friends, I had an interesting experience last week — a miracle of sorts. I was walking out to the compost bin in the backyard, and I heard running wate...
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...
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...
Impermanence and Change
Hi Friends, The holidays are upon us, and I don’t even know what I’m doing for Thanksgiving yet! With my father’s recent passing, my mother...
Finding Our Way Through
Hello Friends, It’s been another challenging week, with the mass shooting down the road in Thousand Oaks, and the Hill and Woolsey fires, just ten miles a...
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...
Pay Disparity in the Art World
Hi Friends, NPR did a story last week about the gender gap in prices paid for art. I didn’t even know there was a gender gap in the art world. What they f...
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, ...