A Quiet Morning I usually start every morning by reading part of a nonfiction book while I have coffee. Sometimes it’s a book that I’ve already read and am in the process of revisiting for fresh insight. Maybe it’s an art book and I’m studying color palettes or...
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A sketchbook page that I did from photos I took in Scotts Valley and the central coast in California. I’ve recently re-started my sketchbook practice. I used to spend a ton of time working in sketchbooks and that practice became a springboard for new ideas in the...
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Earlier this year I had an epiphany, or an “aha moment” as our friend Oprah might say. I realized that I had been holding myself back from things that I want. Like, without even KNOWING it. I’d become so used to my daily routines that I trapped myself in them, in a...
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At the end of 2021, I received an invitation from a curator at The Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She was planning a regional group art exhibition inspired by the book Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel. I love the book and am greatly inspired by...
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One of the things that I want to do a better job of is giving you a bit of a bigger picture when I share my art with you. For instance, photography is a huge part of my creative process. It’s how I see and discover details. I actually used to work professionally as a...
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