edges.....

I have a thing about edges. I love the edges of my work to show the depth and layers that are underneath  - I never try to smooth them out  - I leave them raw - Sometimes I lose these bits I love so much when the work is framed, but I know they are there.  Even here, the edges are cropped off many times to even out the photo - if I'm working on paper, the clips make marks in the paint each time I turn it - I just leave those random marks - most times they are way better then anything I can make.

.....and lately? I've been working with more negative space then I have in the past.  This was not on purpose, but just started happening.  When you work into a piece as much as I do, it leaves very little negative space - but as all transitions, this started changing before I even noticed - I'm liking this new slant.  We'll see where it takes me - I love a little change - it revs up the work and that is always good.

The piece below is oil on paper, 19x24, 'Pink Champagne'

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black neoprene = opportunity....

When I bought my ipad a year ago, I also ordered the classic black neoprene cover to protect it. Yet another ugly electronic cover - sigh - I knew I would eventually cover the cover, but as all things, I never got around to it - then I had the unfortunate experience of leaving the ipad in a rental car when we were in Tuscon. Thank god I realized it was missing before I flew home - I trudged back to the car rental and asked if anyone had found it in the car. No, they hadn't.  The car I had used was still in the garage, so the lady said I could go look for myself, so I did - nope, not there - then I ran my had over the passenger seat, and BAM, there it was - totally invisible laying on the black seat - black cover on black seat - wake up call!! I have used the cover to doodle on for the past month while on the phone - the photo below shows how it looks today - I have to turn it over and start on the back - at least one white line so the 'invisible' ipad doesn't happen again.

I hope this finds everyone who will be celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow prepping to enjoy family and friends. Until next week.



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gotta love MOO!!

Is there anything better then getting a new set of MOO cards!!?? I love this company - I have never been disappointed in their quality. And to be able to have a variety of your images is excellent!! There is always a little bit of excitement when you fan out the cards and say, 'pick one you like' - I highly recommend this company, however, if your are a stickler for getting the exact color of your images, you will be a wee bit disappointed. That doesn't bother me a bit, close enough!! Prices are so reasonable too.

This next photo is the work I finished this week. This is oil on paper, 19x24, She Felt The Symbiosis.

We are headed into the weekend. I hope you all have wonderful plans! Until next time.


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just the simplicty.......

There are so many materials I love to use when I'm working and each time my world goes upside down, I am reminded again what I really love the most is the simplicity of just painting.  It's pure joy moving a brush around a surface and falling into that intuitive zone.  When the realities of life rear their ugly heads and energy and focus take a hit, just painting does it every time for me.  A wonderful afternoon prepping new surfaces and puttering around in my workspace. Things seem to balance themselves out.  I finished the painting from the last post below.  It is oil on paper, 24x19, How Pain Enters.

I hope you are enjoying the weekend. Very stormy and gray here. When I look outside I see my palette.

And and thank you to my readers/commentors.  I know leaving a comment had become an ordeal and I'm thankful for your persistence.  I finally had enough energy to switch back to the old template until they get the bugs worked out.  Whew!

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at 10

Life comes at you fast!! I've been dealing with a health issue for the past three weeks. Diagnosis not in yet, but the pain has been a 10. Pain at 10 takes precedent over all else. The one constant, my art, has been the thing that I've been able to turn to and drop into for small amounts of time. I had a treatment yesterday and today is a good day. Pain at about 5 which is a huge relief. I actually spent a bit of time in the studio working. Such a fabulous release. I hesitate to share health issues because it sends out alarms and I'm not dying, just dealing with an aging body, so fear not dear readers. My point in sharing is to reinforce the idea of how my art helps me deal with life issues on a daily basis. I feel extremely lucky to have a place to put myself when things go upside down and/or are just humming along. I wanted to share with you a work in progress that I worked on today. This is oil and mixed media on paper, 24x19.

Will be back later int he week, hopefully in a better place. Until then.........

bits of news......

It's been a busy week so far - I have an opening this weekend in Port Townsend, so if you are local, would love to see you there - Seagrass Coastal Home for Gallery Walk. And a wonderful bit of news - one of my long term goals has been to have local representation and that happened last week. I am thrilled to have been juried into Bainbridge Arts & Crafts on Bainbridge Island, WA. I  made the jury appointment over three months ago and totally forgot about it until last week when it showed up on my calendar- yikes!, so I got all my stuff together, resume, statement, forms, etc., loaded the car with paintings and headed to Bainbridge not knowing exactly what the process was about.  As it turns out, this is how they find their artists - you get there, unload your work and come back later in the day after the jury has gone over everything - they do this about 8 times a year and only do 10 artists at a time - they gushed about the work and kept three of the pieces, I signed a contract and BAM! local representation.  I am just thrilled.  The wax and oil continues and the painting below is on paper 24X19, 'Via Third Street'.

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