Share the Y

I have recently donated two paintings, along with other generous Blue Door Artists, for a silent auction benefiting the YMCA’s annual “Share the Y” campaign. The campaign raises funds for kids to participate in the Y activities that they otherwise could not afford, as well as scholarship assistance to Nassau County residents. Last year, [...]

The Intra-net: You know, the one Al Gore invented

Intra-net.  Just being silly, but that is really how some people in the South pronounce it.
Anyway.
Last week I helped another artist out by doing a demonstration for her class.  The interesting thing about it is that it was an online class!  She filmed me.  Maybe this kind of stuff has been around for some time, [...]

Etsy

I don’t know how well known Etsy is with the general public (non artists), but I just wanted to take a few minutes and brag on their website.  It is sort of like Ebay but not really an auction site.  Hard to describe, it just for art, hand crafted items, crafts, art & craft supplies, [...]

It’s Nothing Personal, Just Business

We are in a recession.  Art is a luxury item.  You do the math.  Even on a good day, the art industry is a fiercely competitive,  challenging field. It can be lonely. I have seen and felt such desperation, and insincerity in a few artists these past few months it really scares me.  Heck, [...]

Where do you find your inspiration?

I am always asked “what inspires me” or “where I find my inspiration.” It is a difficult question to answer directly because the answer is always changing.  Well, here is a glimpse into my current process:  I begin each painting with a background wash of different colors.  Sometimes it is a colorful theme (using the [...]

Work in Progress

It just occurred to me that you/one might want to see what a work in progress looks like.  Well, Here it is.  Of course the photo would be grainy, out of focus, and muted – but I am showing you anyway.  I am at my studio and the photo altering/enhancing/resizing programs I have available to [...]

Kentuck

I think I forgot to mention that I got into Kentuck this year.  If you read a past post regarding the esteemed art festival, you will know how hard it is to get in, and how many times I had been rejected.  This is a really big deal for me, but for some reason I [...]

Daily OM

I am on an email list called “Daily OM”. Each day I get what they called “the inspiration of the day,” which is my version of going to church, reading a devotional, meditating, talking with a trusted mentor, and going to the therapist all in one.  Almost always, the universe sends me something from Daily OM that just so happens [...]

Good News

Well my chronic eye twitch went away.  It turns out that it wasn’t a brain tumor after all, but allergies – go figure. I was on Flonaise for just a few days and everything went away.  I had been sick/allergies since April (yellow pollen in Atlanta), then got better for about 3 weeks in June, [...]

I am Thinking of a Painting Between 1 & 10

I slept late this morning. 9AM is fairly late for me. I needed the rest, but that is beside the point.  I was dreaming that I was giving my art rep some new really large work to place in a Mac Daddy corporate environment  - I was forcing myself to sleep longer so I could remember what they [...]