The Monkey, The Muse, And Me

I’ve been doing a lot of plein air (outside) painting this month, which has meant working on smaller pieces. I tend to think of these as studies or meditations, depending on my mood. An 8x10" takes about an hour to flesh out, an 11x14" twice as long, which is about all I’m up for. Usually by then the sun - if not my patience - tells me it’s time to wrap it up, and then it’s back to the studio for review and possible tweakage. This quickie habit has led to my doing more 5x7"

"Shepard's Dream" 16x20 Oh, for the Good Old Days! My mom grew up in Farmington. She knew everyone in town, and everyone knew her....

While we've been together for over 30 years, my husband Steve and I only just completed our first show together – “Water’s Edge”, and...

I remember a moment in my first year of college, trembling with joy to think that my job, my sole responsibility, was to learn. I could...