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Finding inspiration in Frida

One of my goals for my watercolor class this semester was to find the same bold intense colors in water that I do in oil. As I have been...

Wow, time flies...

I have been painting and creating and didn't even realize how much time had gone by. That is a good thing in these times of isolation. In...

The view from the studio

In mid April I finally captured the view from the studio as the sun was setting on the still snow covered mountain tops in the...

Painting in the time of Covid

I have been painting for the past two months, but it doesn't seem the same. It's odd actually, because my life hasn't changed that much,...

Changing it up...

I was looking through my stack of Edward Curtis book for some inspiration for my next work when I came across a fascinating photo in the...

Been way too long

It's a new year and it has been months since I have posted anything. Not that I haven't been painting, but I definitely have not been...

Inspiration

Edward S. Curtis was commissioned by J.P. Morgan to compile a series of books depicting Native American life in 1906. Several other...

How can it be August already?

I have been so busy, but unfortunately not painting. Instead, I have been packing boxes, and moving boxes, and unpacking boxes...moving...

Coming round the mountain...

It has been a while since I posted, but I have been painting...when I can. The "studio" in the garage is cold in February and March, but...

Fresh Voices

Back in November, the citizens of New Mexico and Kansas made history by electing the first two Native American women to Congress. In a...