December 27, 2017 Three friends gathered outside a coffee shop. A young girl runs by, a small dog close at her heels. Ask each of the three friends what they saw and you will receive surprisingly different answers. Stories, whether told through words, dance, music or graphically as in a painting or drawing, come to …
August 28, 2017 Yesterday I treated myself to creating another dala inspired by my favorite potted plant, Purple Oxalis. My daughter had requested I keep in mind that I’ve been transforming my dala art into leggings and that the white background around the circular dala does not always work well when it lands on the …
April 13, 2017 The Month of April marks the Annual Tulip Festival in Anacortes, Washington. The day was rainy, gloomy and windy. In spite of the weather and the late blooming of the tulips (most of the tulips hadn’t yet opened) crowds of people flocked to the festival. Oddly enough, few of them walked into …
August 3, 2016 The solo exhibit of my Nature Inspired Mandalas and Dala Art has been rescheduled. It will now hang during January and February 2017 in the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center Gallery In Morristown, New Jersey. It was originally scheduled for November and December of 2016. I’m still focused on having the work …
Choosing a Subject by shape and value: I enjoy joining the NJSPAP (New Jersey Society of Plein Air Painters) on their weekly outings. Though I have my oil paints in the car, I often leave them there, opting for my sketchbook, pen, waterbrush and pocket palette of watercolors. This is my year to …
My dreams have been filled with puzzle piece motifs. When I awoke this morning to a cool, bug-free, low-humidity Maryland morning along the Wicomico River, I brought my coffee to my room upstairs that opens to a lovely deck with a great view. In one direction I see the river, in another I see the …