All creatures great and small

All creatures great and small

My friend Pat’s daughter and son in law Kim and James are having a baby this summer. I had so much fun making this mixed media picture for them. I got inspired by a giraffe I saw that one of my fav artists did…Elizabeth St.Hilare. I took one of her classes...
Call your mother

Call your mother

Life is funny. My mom asked all of her 8 adult kids if we would each take a day to call/text/stop to see her each week. Most of my siblings and all of my sisters live out of town. Well anyways… When I was at my First Friday event last week one of my favorite...
HECTOR WINE COMPANY RECEPTION TONIGHT

HECTOR WINE COMPANY RECEPTION TONIGHT

One of the best things about having my Art & Receptions at the local Finger Lakes wineries is….my boys & their girls come. Afterwards we find the best places to grab some dinner. Tonight we ate at the Grist Iron. It must have the most beautiful scenic...
Mixed Media Class

Mixed Media Class

Ok now I am hooked. I couldn’t have asked for a better bunch of fun and creative students in my first Mixed Media Class. Some of them new to mixed media…all of them artists. I loved watching what they came up with for their design and then getting into the...
Mixed media class

Mixed media class

I am very excited about teaching my very first mixed media class this Saturday. I have had a lot of fun and worked hard to prepare for it. I taught myself how to make my own postcard announcement. This class is full. I will be teaching another class in May or June....
From bird watching to people watching

From bird watching to people watching

I did some Watercolor studies at the beach in Florida last week. I used my mini home made palette…shown in the last post and a micron pen. My friend Carol was a willing participant (model). Thanks Carol. These are fun to do! Practice! Practice!...