Bromeliads are such interesting looking plants. This one is a bit showy and definitely not shy with the bright magenta and pinks on it’s leaves! I posted the step by step photos already in my September newsletter but forgot to post it to the blog.
Wide Bay High Desert II – opens Friday
It’s finally time for the opening of the Wide Bay High Desert II exhibition that features 12 artists from Australia and the United States. The reception will happen simultaneously at the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery in Queensland and at Unsettled Gallery in Las Cruces, New Mexico where there will be a satellite link up so we can visit each location in […]
The purge
Sometimes it’s good to look back at what you’ve done, and sometimes it’s just good to get rid of it. Recently I had to disassemble the flat file I use for storage and I decided to take the opportunity to purge some things I’ve accumulated over the years. When I was in university I discovered the surplus […]
White Arc
When I was living in Honduras in my 20’s I saw orchids growing in the wild, hanging off tree trunks and seemingly living on air. What an amazing creation they are. These pristine white orchid blooms had just a blush of pink. I love the fact that orchids bless us with their blossoms for such a long […]
Mounting linen on panel
A SMART person would mount linen on the panel before doing the painting. Well, evidently I’m not that person. I planned to send paintings to Australia that I painted on un-stretched linen so they could be rolled for shipping, but the customs requirements changed my mind and I sent smaller works instead. That left me with two completed […]
Nopal on Plate
Nopal on Plate is the second piece I sent to Australia and they’ve both arrived safely. (Many thanks to our US postal service!). In this painting I continued the idea I was exploring in Centerpiece I and Centerpiece II; that we appropriate elements from nature for our own uses. But if the other paintings were short story, these […]
Dissolve – Desert Willow blooms
One hot summer day I was delighted to find a native Desert Willow tree had popped up just outside my studio door. A volunteer! Of course the tree was unaware of how thrilled I was that it grew in the perfect spot to eventually provide shade for the studio. A Canale (rain gutter) coming off the roof provides moisture […]
Centerpiece II: Cholla and Desert Bird of Paradise
This is the second of the works I’ll show at Unsettled Gallery. Another table-scape in the desert, this time with Cholla cactus blooms and the tropical looking Desert Bird of Paradise. This spring we had 3 times our normal rainfall and the plants were loving it. For the first time since we moved to this house […]
Centerpiece I: Prickly Pear and Desert Willow
So if you follow my work, you know that for a while now I’ve been painting still life objects with landscape behind them. Sometimes patterned cloth emphasizes the division of space. In my latest effort the table stretches out ahead of the viewer like an infinity swimming pool. The cactus centerpiece gives way to a desert […]
Portrait of Louise
This is a portrait of my good friend, Louise, who visited us last February from Prince Edward Island, Canada (Home of Anne of Green Gables). She caught a break in the weather since it was sunny and warm while she was here even though it looked like this two weeks before she came. I made her […]
Time to get going on Wide Bay High Desert II
Wide Bay – High Desert II, is a joint exhibition between Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery in Queensland, Australia and Unsettled Gallery in New Mexico. I’m very excited I was invited to participate. And as usual, I’m already behind! There are 12 artists in all, 6 from each country, who will show two pieces at each venue, that relate to […]
Wall Flower in AWA Spring online show
I’m happy to share with you that my painting Wall Flower won a finalist award from among the 650 entries in the American Women Artist’s Spring Online exhibition. You can view all the work on their AWA Spring Online show feed. (They are alphabetical so mine is at the end).