Art Exploration – Studio Open House
Art has the power to captivate, inspire, and connect people from different walks of life. If you're passionate about exploring the diverse realms of artistic expression, mark your calendars for a special event – the upcoming Open House at the studio on December 1 and...
My Mixed Media Work
I work in my art studio and create almost daily. Some works are traditional paintings of landscapes, florals, and whatever commissions are currently on the easels. However, what has become quite popular is my mixed media (gemstone series). My gemstone series is quite...
Want
A few years ago a photo on Facebook caught my attention. The photo was that of a young child standing in a tattered doorway with the look of yearning, fear, and want. It haunted me, I had dreams at night thinking of this child. The image would pop into my head at...
Awe of the Eve
ArtPrize - the coolest art exhibit in the Great Lakes region (my opinion of course). It's estimated that the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, brings in about 500,000 visitors during the 18-day city-wide art show in mid-September. Retail shops, restaurants, banks,...
Autumn Aspen – aka Quaking Aspen
Aspen or White Birch? These are Aspen - it's all about the bark. White Birch are identified by the presence of a paper-like peeling bark and Aspen contains multiple black bumpy patches. Aspen bark is smooth and a gray-white on the immature trees, crisscrossed with...
A Show Opening Close to Home
Did you know there's a lovely museum of art in Garrett, Indiana? Garrett is just a few miles west of Auburn. I am taking two paintings to the Garrett Museum of Art later today for a show opening the 17th of June. The museum is open Fridays, Saturdays, and...
Our Biosphere
Next week I'll be taking this painting to the Indiana University Downtown Art Gallery in Kokomo. The exhibit is entitled Biosphere. Our biosphere is where all life exists on Earth... land, sky and water. Artists were invited to share how they are inspired by our...
Golden Aspen
I think of Colorado (and northern Michigan) when I see Aspen trees, their beautiful bark is a treat to behold, their heart-shaped leaves tell my story. In my past life, I went to the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Colorado in Boulder. It was a...
Luke 1:80
Occasionally I paint commissions, meaning someone contracts with me for a specific painting. This commission was for a collector I've worked with for more than a decade and was a gift for her grandchild. The specifics were relative to size: 15x30", colors: teals and...
Redbud Trees in the Spring
One of my favorite times of year is when the redbud trees begin to show off their glorious springtime beauty. A number of years ago, we planted about 20 redbud saplings around the farm and we now enjoy their majestic color display in late April and early May. If the...
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