In my Art Journal… Reality
Sometimes the quirky side of me just has to play out! Art journals are the perfect place to just play and be as odd as I wish to be! This page was inspired by the image of the endless series … Continued
Introducing… New Abstract Leaves Stencil Design
As I worked on a new piece recently, I decided that none of my stencils were quite what I wanted for my Citra Solv background design, so I created a new one! I wanted a geometric pattern, but I wanted … Continued
Final Friday
If you have never done Final Friday in Wichita, you need to plan on it tonight! Since I am usually in place at a gallery, I have never ridden the trolly, but it sounds like such fun, and is FREE! … Continued
Encroachment
“Encroachment” is another take of the very similar “Wishful Thinking” fox, but in a perhaps less idealistic world. In most of my art, I prefer to create a world of my optimistic choosing, but once in awhile there is a … Continued
MORE Doodles!
Last week I shared with you some of my new “doodle boards” I since have realized that everyone seems to be using electronic gizmos called doodle boards, but I will stick with my good old fashioned wood panels! Today … Continued
Domestic Wild
One of the pieces I worked on at The Red Barn Studio in Lindsborg this week. I guess a Dala horse would have been more appropriate than a rhino, but I had been wanting to do this guy for awhile. … Continued
Jerseyville Mixed Media Weekend
I am starting to get excited about a whole weekend of workshops coming up in Jerseyville, Illinois. We will kick things off on Friday night with “Mixed Media on the Cheap” full of tips and recipes for inexpensive mixed media … Continued
Morning Joys
Last fall I took an abstract drawing class from the talented Brian Hinkle at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita. This is one of the charcoal sketches I did under his tutelage. I was pretty happy with this piece, so … Continued
Tribute to Mom
My mother passed away twenty years ago today. I was 6 months pregnant at the time, and remember the day like it was etched in stone. But it is not that day that I want to think about when I … Continued
The Little Ladies
One of my goals for 2016 is to work in series. Not only is it more efficient, but it is also fun to have collections of like themed pieces. This series of four canvases I affectionately refer to … Continued