If you post on social media, create and post images on your website, or use images for your portfolio – or any type of stationery or promotional materials – both online and off – you need to know this stuff! • Do you know the difference between .jpg, .tif, .png, … Continue reading
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I carved a large piece for someone this summer, and had a few small hunks of stone left from trimming the larger one down. I had a friend cut some slices of the left over stone for me, so I could try making flat pieces, just for fun. This is … Continue reading
Tonight, the gal delivering a package to me came in to put it on the table for me, as it was pretty heavy. As she handed me the receipt thing to sign, she looked around, and exclaimed, “Oh wow! Are these paintings all yours????” She proceeded to walk around the … Continue reading
Sometimes things just blow up in your face. I painted this as a gift for someone, because he loves wolfies. I wanted to make kind of an oplalescent underpainting for the light streak to go on top of, so on some parts of the piece, I used lemon yellow first, … Continue reading
When I left New Zealand to come back to Hawaii in 2002, I was delighted to be back in the States, but also terrified that I wouldn’t be able to make it. I had almost no money with me, so I had to take a job. The only one I … Continue reading
I lived in NM for ten years, at one point living in an old mining crankshaft station in Madrid, NM. It was a funny old building with brick floors, completely open with no walls inside, and a concrete base in the center of the floor that used to hold a … Continue reading
When I lived in Gore NZ as Artist-in-Residence, I was 3000 miles from home, alone, with almost no money – yet somehow I was able to get by and even have lots of fun, in spite of the several emotional whammos I went through. I kept having these dreams of … Continue reading
Last week I had a sweet invitation to be one of the artists interviewed for artist/blogger website belonging to a gal who goes by the intriguing name of Tangerine Meg. She asked some great questions and added a really good bunch of my artwork on the page, too (6 or … Continue reading
When I was a little kid, I saw a wedding on television. There were the usual people – bride, groom, best men and women, and then – the Maid of Honor. “What? What is that,” I thought. “Made of honor? How could anyone be made of honor?” Ever since then, … Continue reading
A friend mentioned in conversation this week that she didn’t see that I had a “signature style.” She said my work was “all over the place.” I thought about it after we hung up, because I had always been told that, whether I was drawing, carving or painting, people could … Continue reading
I just did a little bitty video taking you on tour through my little bitty office and my little bitty studio! This’ll give you an idea of where my creative life lives – . … Continue reading
I’m so happy and pleased and honored to announce that I was interviewed for Sage Magazine about my Art, and the Art of Healing, and how EFT saved my life. It’s out on the online ‘shelves’ now, and ready for you to enjoy – GO HERE. (Opens in new window) … Continue reading
Recently I posted a couple of images of memes saying “What Not to Say to an Artist” and “What Not to Say to Photographers.” I also inluded a Cheat Sheet of nice things artists wish you would say to us. Find and download it all HERE. Today, I’m posting a … Continue reading
A while ago, there were 2 memes circulating about what not to say to an artist: I’ve asked artists all over the place to suggest what they’d like to hear (THANKS so much to all the artists who gave me their wonderful input!). This is part one – feel free … Continue reading
This last week, just for fun, and to see how many people I could reach, I offered a free online virtual art show (HERE). I created the show, and included a free downloadable print as a thank-you gift for coming to see the show. THE PLAN My plan was 4-fold: … Continue reading