ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
#MB_AtoZ: An About the Artist Alphabet
I'm not sure why writing about my art and creative process feels so challenging. After all, writing was my very first creative pursuit. I've worked as a writer for many more years than I've held a paintbrush. Last year I created #mb_AtoZ: An About...
Art Press: Cover and Interview in Bellevue Club Reflections Magazine
Earlier this year I was fortunate to be contacted and interviewed by Samantha Lund for Reflections Magazine, the publication of the Bellevue Club and Hotel Bellevue. So honored to have my painting on the cover! Inside the...
Work in Progress: When A Painting Doesn’t Go As Planned
I wanted to share a bit of real time creative process/art issues before I actually leave my studio/apartment to venture out into the real live world and interact with human beings. Seriously, I spend A LOT of time with my paintbrushes....
Inspiration: Lee Krasner
While Lee Krasner may be more well-known for being the wife of American Abstract Expressionism pioneer Jackson Pollock, I didn't learn about their relationship until after I fell in love with her abstracts. Maybe if I had graduated from...
Current Mood: Emerge
The painting comes to me. The mood. The color palette. The idea. The mark making. The story. Images are gathered – mentally and physically. Patterns are noticed. Colors stand out. Thoughts occur as marks are made. The energy informs the...
New Original Abstract Paintings on Saatchi Art: What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath No. 2 Available at Saatchi Art Watercolor, Gouache, Charcoal, Ink on 9x12 inch Watercolor Paper What Lies Beneath is an ongoing abstract painting series that I began in late 2017. It's a theme that I can see...
Inspired by Travel: Cologne, Germany
Greetings from Cologne, Germany! If I had a time machine...and I was visiting summer 2015. We decided to make a two-day stop in Köln to visit Drew's friend Tim. As you can see, I spent a lot of my time at Museum Ludwig. I enjoyed a few...
Soothe Your Winter Blues With Vitamin Sea
Relaxing beach art to banish winter blues and remind you of languishing summer days If you've been reading this blog for any length of time during the last nine (NINE?!) years, then you're probably familiar with my posts about goals, or...
2018 Phrase of the Year: From Within
Happy New Year! I'll get to my 2018 phrase of the year soon. There's a lot to share, so I'm just going to jump right in! Lately I've been thinking more deeply about the spiritual, mindful, "woo woo" things I've been studying and...