Ugly Pages?…Free online class

Ugly Art? Is there such a thing? I love how this artist shares her process of transforming an art journal page that she calls ugly. If you have time to read her message it’s a great one. “Art journal pages have permission to be messed up, confused,...
My to do list

My to do list

It was getting long. I was starting to wonder if I am a procrastinator. Wow,  thats a long word. Or maybe I just get easily distracted. LOL!!! Anyways…I just finished the red barn commissioned by my gentle neighbor Jean. She and her husband Gene have both...
Distraction Abstraction-a bipolar odyssey

Distraction Abstraction-a bipolar odyssey

I hope you got out to see this inspiring art exhibit at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, NY. It featured paintings by abstract artist Roberta Estes. If not, check out her webpage here: RobertaEstes.com. I thought she was very...
Let Go and Let God

Let Go and Let God

This theme comes up over and over again in our lives. I planted my baby Ginkgo tree today. I have been watching it grow from a seedling for over five years now on my kitchen counter. There it felt safe and under my watchful eye. Now it is outdoors with Mother Nature....
Painting the Blues

Painting the Blues

Roseann asked me to make her an abstract using her favorite color blue. I wish I took a picture of it before I painted over it. She asked me to paint over one of her old pictures on a wood framed canvas. I did have some trouble with the colors bleeding and then coming...