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The Magic of Painting on Yupo

July 20, 2015

Possibilities for creating an original painting on yupo are endless and very exciting. The slick, plastic finish of the product (the same material as that bar code identifier used on your luggage at airports) offers a chance to manipulate paint to make fascinating patterns as a background for your images or as the foundation for […]

Painting in Prague on 9/11

July 16, 2015

I was painting on top of the hill in the palace gardens on 9/11/2001, when the twin towers were hit. We didn’t hear about it until we returned to the hotel. The management had special electricians come to the hotel and hook our rooms up to CNN in English so we could stay informed. It […]

Painting a mask for a charity event

June 9, 2015

This was an easy, fun and inexpensive way to contribute time to a worthy charity without them asking for free donations of good paintings that they would auction off at 1/5 the market price and then never send a thank you note. But I do want to give back to the community in ways that […]

Gesso to the rescue! Saving paintings.

June 1, 2015

Sometimes you finish a painting and technically it is as good as any you’ve done, but it doesn’t have that “feeling” you wanted. I photographed my three-year old niece on her first horseback ride. She was so proud to be sitting on that big horse. The painting, however,  was so detailed that it lost the […]

“Gossip Break”: You can almost hear what they’re saying.

May 26, 2015

The large indoor market in Porto, Portugal is a strong mix of the smell of fish, fruit and flowers and the sounds of laboring and laughter. The three women featured in Gossip Break were perfect subject matter to capture the experience that day.     I started with bright colors for the underpainting, which I […]

My two days with tv personality Tom Lynch

May 20, 2015

I think was the early 90’s when I religiously watched Tom Lynch’s  program (before we could record). It was my early days with watercolor and not only could this guy paint, but he was really attractive. When I learned that he was giving a workshop in Orlando, I rounded up several other artists and we […]

…for a Blue Lady

May 18, 2015

I don’t paint with watercolors as much these days, but this earlier work seemed perfect to post on Fine Art America where people can order prints, canvases or greeting cards with a personalized message. It’s so easy to find just the theme or mood you are looking for on their site and then write what […]

Sisters Help Us Fly

May 11, 2015

I was about 8 years old when I tried to teach my brother to fly. I put his two little 5-year-old hands through the handles of two large aluminum garbage can lids. We were up on our garage roof which sloped down slightly from a peak in the middle and seemed perfect for a good […]

Young Woman and Her Dog… Best of Show

May 9, 2015

Thank you Old Hyde Park Art Center for presenting such a great exhibit of very talented artists. Seeing the work and awards of all the other participants added to the thrill of my award, Grand Champion, Best of Show. And my niece, Katie Lindsley, my model , will be  so happy. So will her dog, […]

painting on a maple panel board

May 7, 2015

This painting, “Crows”, was a different direction for me, the impatient, alla prima type artist. It involved several steps of mixing, layering, scratching, drawing and painting, drying each step in between. I do like the results, in spite of the fact that, true to my nature, I skipped a couple of steps. One nice thing […]

Waiting for the M: Brooklyn, NY

Waiting for the M: Brooklyn

April 29, 2015

  This painting goes to the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg today for the annual Instructor/Student exhibit, for the month of May. It’s amazing how much feedback I get on the subject matter. It seems almost everybody has taken the M line to Brooklyn at one time or another.

Filling the magic spot…

April 8, 2015

Having sold my previous large triptych at Studio@620’s Bob Devin Jones’ Director’s Choice exhibit, I was again faced with a big blank wall behind my bed with just two weeks before hosting an art party at my loft. That wall CAN’T be blank! Everything I’ve ever hung in the space has sold so I’m now […]

An enhanced, framed giclee print sometimes does the job!

March 20, 2015

Nothing can compare to an original work, but with some over painting and texturizing by the artist, a scanned quality print, beautifully stitched together by a perfectionist printer/friend can come pretty darn close. Thank you Bradley Erickson of Grand Central Stained Glass and Graphics for your beautiful job. It hangs in Atlanta now in a […]

I painted myself back to “happy”.

March 19, 2015

I was aware of a slump in creative energy for the past few months and realized it coincided with my partner’s five hospital stays in the past year and a half and my post operative care when I took him home each time. If forcing a smile tricks your body into thinking it’s happy, as […]

Incite 2: Color Passions. The Best of Mixed Media

November 10, 2014

It’s a real book. You can open the hard cover and turn pages. My work is in it and I didn’t have to enter a competition. I was asked by North Light Books publishers to be among featured national artists who use bold, colorful palettes to express themselves. My two selected paintings are Child with […]

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  • Looking back a few years
  • That crazy feeling!
  • Painting the hard way – without a plan
  • “Black Swan” Wins Top Prize
  • Sketch an idea, then go for it!
  • Decoding Abstract Art
  • The Art and Pony Show
  • I fell in love with this pony. A series will follow.
  • Chasing Matisse
  • Playing with ideas on Photoshop
  • Temptation to walk into the new store!
  • Layering and texturizing paint layers
  • “Solace”, a serene respite from our turbulent world
  • To Touch the Moon
  • Enhancing/Over-painting a giclee
  • The Magic of Painting on Yupo
  • Painting in Prague on 9/11
  • Painting a mask for a charity event
  • Gesso to the rescue! Saving paintings.
  • “Gossip Break”: You can almost hear what they’re saying.
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