We bought this house with the idea that I’d use the garage as my studio. Two car garage. Nice space. But it was very dark and uninviting since there was no natural light. So the first thing we did was to put in a side entrance door with glass. My dear husband did it […]
Why the “after” pictures look so good
Don’t you just love before and after makeover photos? I’m a sucker for all the makeover TV shows and hair salon magazines showing ordinary people being transformed with just a new haircut (and new makeup, special lighting, and soft focus lenses, of course). We like the ‘after’ photos because we’ve seen the ‘before’ pictures. So […]
Create an ideal studio in 30 days – a Studio Makeover Challenge
Do you love looking at artists’ studios? Is yours in need of help? As a fledgling artist, I’d spend hours drawing floor plans for my ideal studio. It would be on the side of a mountain, with a wall of windows overlooking a lake. It would be modern, clean, uncluttered with high ceilings, loads of […]
Pomegranates with Sumac leaves
I did this after returning home from the workshop I took with Daniel J. Keys in Scottsdale, AZ. It was painted using his palette colors, which are based on the colors used by Richard Scmidt, his mentor and I did it in one session using the alla prima technique on a linen covered panel. These […]
Border artists rock it at Tejidos and Ornamental shows
I’m so honored to be showing with some amazing artists in two shows that had opening receptions this weekend. ORNAMENTAL is a show and sale benefiting Jardin de los Ninos, a non-profit that provides for children. It runs through December 14 at Unsettled Gallery (905 Mesquite, Las Cruces, NM). At the opening, I sold three […]
The painting goes to Christine
We have a winner of the painting give-away. It’s Christine Martell. She’s the principle image wrangler at VisualsSpeak where she builds bridges between the visual and the verbal. She’s also an artist and you can see her artwork here. She chose my orchid painting, Spring Sensation. Congratulations, Christine.
Nesting Instinct – a review, by Becky Hendrick
Nesting Instinct is one of two featured solo shows inaugurating the new online gallery, UNFRAMED. I’m very grateful to Becky Hendrick for taking time to review the work. You can visit the show without spending gas money and no need to don nice clothes, by visiting Unframed.us/ I hope you enjoy the review which I’ve also posted […]
Giving you a gift of thanks – painting give-away
A friend recently posted on facebook that WalMart is opening to shoppers at 6pm on Thanksgiving Day. Black Friday is now Black Thursday. Sadly, it will soon no longer be a day of gratitude but simply another day of commerce. Thanksgiving is meant for being with those you love and to show gratitude for their […]
Understand art by knowing yourself
Becky Hendrick, who for years wrote art reviews and criticism for Art Lies and other regional and national art publications, is a wonderful educator with a talent for engaging students. Her inspired book on art appreciation, Getting It: A Guide to Understanding and Appreciating Art, is unique in the field and written to involve students in their own […]
Rescued – pomegranates on gold plate
I found an entire pomegranate tree discarded in the desert when I was out walking my dogs. It still had many pomegranates on the tree. I was struck by how the entire tree with its luscious fruits was discarded, treated as refuse. Maybe they couldn’t see the beauty in the fruit whose skin was scarred […]
Blue duck with cherries
This duck vase came from a resale shop and I’ve had it for a while. The small nest that I found when walking with my dogs just fit perfectly on the hole in his back. I love cherries and these were the last of the season so I piled the ones I hadn’t yet eaten […]
A Tuscan style studio view
Homes in New Mexico have Canales instead of downspout gutters. These are basically just holes with a metal u-shaped lip where the water pours off the house in a torrent on the few days a year when we get rain – usually in the form of flash flooding. This all began in trying to address […]