The Art of Lester Raymer
Earlier this week I shared the general studio area and grounds of the Red Barn Studio and Museum. Today, I would like to share a small sampling of Lester Raymer’s works. Raymer was born in 1907, and worked as an … Continued
The Red Barn Studio and Grounds
I was privileged to spend most of last week as the artist in residence at the Red Barn Studio in Lindsborg, Kansas. This is the preserved home and studio of the late Lester Raymer. I will share a sampling … Continued
Coming Up at Red Barn Studio
I am so excited to be Artist in Residence at Lester Raymer’s Red Barn Studio and Museum in Lindsborg, Kansas next week. While there, I will be working on some new art as well as teaching a couple of workshops. … Continued
It’s Never Too Late….
While I acknowledge that this is not entirely true… I still very much relate to these words as someone who put off beginning an art career until age 50! I am so glad that I didn’t let the refrain in … Continued
Throwback to October 2012
In October of 2012, I was thrilled to have my artwork and accompanying article featured in Somerset Studio magazine. Though I have had work in many magazines since, that was the first and I still feel a sense of gratitude … Continued
Flights of Fancy Redo
A couple of years ago, I painted this 20 x 24 inch watercolor that I called Flights of Fancy. I liked the concept, and an incomplete vision of it in my mind, but I was not wild about how the piece turned … Continued
da Vinci on art…
“Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is not art.” Leonardo da Vinci
52 Card Pickup Workshop
I have been having so much fun getting ready for an upcoming 52 card pickup workshop. I have been cutting and snipping and sorting all kinds of fun papers so that we will be able to decorate a full deck of playing … Continued
Rooster Reinvented
I had fun putting this guy together last week. I started with a background of torn strips of National Geographic magazine, treated with Citra Solv concentrated cleaner and my hand cut chicken wire stencil. The part collage, part paint’ rooster … Continued