Song Bird
It has been awhile since I put words into one of my art pieces. I love words, and have a respect for the power they hold. I decided it was time to work some words into my artwork again. This … Continued
From my Art Journal…. Transformation
Last week I taught a workshop on collage and paint for our art journals. We all worked with butterflies and women cut from magazines, but it was fun to see all the different directions the artists took it. This is a … Continued
2016 Art Calendar
My art print calendars for the coming year have arrived! It contains all new pieces, done this year. This is the most inexpensive way to collect prints of my artwork! Here are the images you will find inside… of course … Continued
Hanging Art at Brewed Awakenings
I am pleased to have a bit of my artwork hanging at a local coffee shop, Brewed Awakenings, for the month of October. They have a great artsy atmosphere with a big mural on one wall done by local artist … Continued
Crow at Home
I stopped at a convenience store lately and there were several crows hanging out in front, strutting around pecking at the occasional crumbs of food left behind by hurrying customers. I paused to take pictures of them and wondered about … Continued
Digital Downloads
I have been using digital downloads like crazy this week, preparing for a collage workshop and a artist trading card workshop. It reminded me how handy these sheets are! They can be printed off as many times as you wish, … Continued
Sunny Disposition
A 16 x 24 mixed media work with sunflowers, salvia, and asters. The background in made with magazine pages altered with Citra Solv concentrated cleaner. The sunflowers are a combination of collage and paint. I was not very happy with … Continued
Write a Love Song – Art Journal Prompt
If YOU wrote a love song, what would the lyrics be?
In the Garden
After starting “In the Garden” several weeks ago, I finally got back to it yesterday and finished it up. Here are some shots of its progress…. As I always tell my workshop students, background is everything! Of course, once you … Continued
from my art journal – Becoming
This is one of the examples I have been making for an upcoming collage art journal workshop. I love the idea of taking existing images and patterns and putting them together in new ways, adding some paint, and making something … Continued