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Travel, a new art store in Durham and assignment
I am back from two weeks in Texas. It is a big year for family. Oof. I brought along a new sketchbook—Bee Paper Company Professional Series, Super Deluxe, heavy drawing paper. I got the book from a new...
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recent watercolors that will become cards for December tour
More preparations for the big December open studio event are filling my calendar now. Two tasks that I start now are making cards and making sure the watercolors that get finished get documented and/or...
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Mary Frank at the Asheville Art Museum
Oh my and oh wow! Someone whose work I’ve connected with for a long time–Mary Frank– right there in Asheville. I got to see it in person last weekend. I don’t know about the rest of you artists, but I...
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Mining the files for card images
I was digging through my stack of cd’s this past week, tracking down works to enter in shows. Most shows and exhibition competitions want work 2 years old and newer. My older work can still get seen,...
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“March Hares” is up at the Joyful Jewel!
…and tracks have been made from the special display to my space in the Joyful Jewel in Pittsboro. Reception tomorrow from 1 – 3.
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Another venue for my cards–Fifth Season Gardening in Carrboro
Fifth Season Gardening store (and more) in Carrboro now sells my cards! This connection and the cute display courtesy of Tracey Broome. Thanks, Tracey!
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Spring Open Studios ahead–April 5th and May 3rd
Mitchell Graphics has designed them and printed them. National Mail Services in Durham is mailing them this week. If you’re on my mailing list, you’ll receive one. Check your mailbox for my postcard...
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Glancing around the studio after a good work session
3 12 x 36 boards, worked together but not a triptych. Owls top, baby sea turtles middle, then deer and woodland things, bottom Bandit angel and goat and woman, continues, 36″-square a group of pieces...
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Asheville and back
Nope, no paintings to show for it (again?!), but here is some beauty at the UNC-Asheville Botanical Garden that made for a lovely part of our weekend visiting relatives. another view from the bridge...
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photo shoot in Snow Camp (with Jason Dowdle)
Another photo shoot smoothly done by Jason Dowdle of Blue Sky Digital Photography. Among this group getting documented are the 3 paintings I will submit to the AIRIE’s Call-for-entry for...
View ArticleSarah Stainback—an old gal artist inspiration has left the building
Sarah Stainback, whose blog you’ll find here , was 95-years-old and still creating art cards, paintings, and drawings when she passed away at the end of July. She was still learning new tricks on her...
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Photo shoot at Blue Sky Digital in Snow Camp
A rainy, sleepy day but much to do in terms of catching up on work that hasn’t been photographed and just-finished new work needing to be photo’d. I loaded up my truck and went to meet with Jason...
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Signage!
When we participate in the studio tour, our studio gets assigned a number based on location. I have been 14, 15, 17, 20, etc for the 20 or so years I’ve been on the Chatham County Open Studio Tour....
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Watercolor postcard groupings–nice suprises
I have a lot of unframed, unmatted 4″ x 6″ watercolor paintings for sale in the Basement Gallery downstairs. Many were painted during travels over the years in Hawaii and Europe. It has been confusing...
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Merry Xmas (or Trexmas) to me!
It’s been a couple years since we bought the “Shehorn” from French Connection in Pittsboro. This month, two beautiful large tyrannosauri sculptures appeared in the store’s yard. Oh boy. I’ve had my eye...
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Friday session: one changed, one started, one getting fixed
This 60″ x 48″ painting was started during last Friday’s “sleet-in” session. (I think I instagrammed it but didn’t blog about it). I decided to use it for the base/background of a scene I see every...
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Preparing for pechakucha in March at Greenhill
This week, Greenhill in Greensboro emailed out a call to artists to be part of a presentation event. Similar to pechakucha, artists submit 15 images and prepare for a 5-minute talk about their work. It...
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Clay of the Day–blue and white successes last week
White Blossoms, clay wall piece, about 14″-square detail from white blossoms Blue Flowers, clay wall piece, about 14″ x 8″ Sun and sky and earth, clay wall piece, about 14″-square
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Photo shoot last week with Jason Dowdle, Blue Sky Digital
Box Turtle Life, 60″ x 48″ acrylic on canvas Deer Crossing in Summer, 36″ x 60″ acrylic on canvas Deer in My Headlights, 40″ x 40″ acrylic on canvas Road Crossing, 40″ x 40″ acrylic on canvas...
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A gift from a friend
A painter friend of mine gave me a bucket of canvases and 2 boxes more…. It’s a huge and generous gift. She’s lightening her load, readying for her departure to the next big thing. She said it helped...
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