November 26, 2008

Holidays are SOOOOOOOOO fantastic! I'm going to the grocery store today and FILLING my trunk with ALL sorts of GOOD stuff. Okay, they say you're not supposed to use capitals a lot, but it's the HOLIDAYS!!!!!!

And, just in time for Christmas gift giving I am releasing "A Silly Book" for children. Hot off the press - okay, actually, it hasn't quite gone to press yet, I'm supposed to receive the first pages tonight so that I can spend my Thanksgiving afternoon assembling and binding. Yep, every copy is hand assembled and bound. It will be so GREAT. Click HERE to purchase your copy, or buy several.

And don't forget the Studio Open House coming up in January. I now have official word that Jerry's Artorama is going to co-sponsor the event so children will also receive a Jerry's goody bag. Click HERE to go to that page.

 

November 12, 2008

I am so excited about our upcoming Studio Open House! I'm opening up my home studio for an afternoon in January to give all the local children an opportunity to visit the studio of an artist. We will have snacks and face painting and each child will receive a piece of art. Please plan on joining us if you can make it. Click HERE to go to the page.

 

October 21, 2008

The class at Jerry's Artarama was such fun! We had limited it to a very small group so that everyone could receive individual attention and it was great. We created some interesting pieces even though we all agreed that we needed much more experimentation and practice before we could actually produce what we wanted. Monotypes and monoprints are a challenging medium with truly unique results. Look for some pieces to start appearing in the 4th Gallery soon. Meanwhile, click here for some pictures of the class.

My next public event is at Cannonsburg this Saturday, October 25th. Hope to see you there.

 

October 17, 2008

Well, the new site is up and running. I still have a LOT of art that I want to get added, but I also have a LOT of painting I want to do (and a LOT of other things dealing with life in general).

Tomorrow I'm working with monotypes and monoprints for a class I'm teaching next week at Jerry's Artarama in Nashville. We're doing Artist Trading Cards and it should be fun. (Click here for a link to the Jerry's page.) I haven't turned out much that is really high quality yet. When I do I will post some.

A word about the 4th Gallery - Little Stuff. These are the little things that I do in the evenings when my husband is watching a movie or the news and I just can't stand to sit and just stare at that tube thingy. So I curl up on the sofa with art stuff in my lap and two little doggies at my feet. The latest pieces are the bookmarks made with "inktense" pencils. They are sort of like watercolor pencils except they are ink, which of course is permanent. Also the colors are SO INTENSE. When I was flying home from Denver a couple of weeks ago I actually was painting with them on the airplane. I had the bookmark drawn in pencil and then inked in all the black outlines. Then on the plane I was starting to fill in the colors by coloring in a section and then brushing it with water. Anyway, the flight attendants came around with drinks and peanuts and asked what I wanted and I held up my little water container and asked for about 1/4 inch of water in it. ... I love the weird looks I can get sometimes!

Speaking of weird looks - another time I get them is when I am face painting with the art league at some community event and I talk one of the men into letting me paint his face. I never tell them what I'm going to paint and always paint a bright red kiss! They always laugh and all the women or girls in the vicinity get a big laugh. Some of the guys even leave it on! Face painting is fun and it's getting to where some kids come back from previous times and ask for me instead of just going to whoever is painting. That feels good. Kids are so special. If you're in the area I'll be face painting at the Cannonsburg Fall Festival next Saturday, October 25th. Stop by and mention the web site and I'll give you a special discount on any of my art work.

Meanwhile, I've rambled on about enough for one evening. More again soon.

 

September 25, 2008

This is a brand new web site so I am starting the BLOG page all over again. Right now I am just trying to get everything up and running so it's a little rough. There will be more to come. Soon, I promise. For now, how about a picture of my husband and son playing pool.