Today I was able to work on the altered book cover from a previous post. I started by painting and collaging some art paper, tree bark, and attached a porcelain head to the book cover.
One thing led to another and the piece started taking on a life of it’s own. Although it is not [...]
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Today we went to Sebastopol to walk around and visit The Sebastopol Gallery which features fine arts and crafts by local artists. Be sure to check it out, if your in the area!
Later in the afternoon we went to the Santa Rosa Downtown Market to purchase some fresh produce. We had a great time [...]
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We had a great day! We started by having lunch at one of our favorite Mexican Restaurants and afterwards we visited a local Art Gallery and walked through a couple of antique stores.
Salsa & Chips
Main Course
Later, when we got home, I felt inspired to begin an altered book project. A few months ago I had [...]
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My husband and I are taking some much needed vacation time this week. We plan on taking lots of photos and visiting some of our favorite spots, so our sketch bags are packed and ready to go. I will post pictures as we go along.
Blue Flowers - Photograph - 2008
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It promises to be a very hot day, but it’s still cool enough to get some work done in the studio. Have a great weekend!
Faerie Forest - Combined Media - 11 X 14 inches
“When the quiet ring of pearl shall wed the earth, and the scarlet berries burn dark by the stars in the pool; [...]
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This Saturday The World Wide Sketchcrawl will be held locally in San Francisco at Fort Point and Crissy Fields on June 21, 2008. For more information go to Sketchcrawl.
Sketchcrawl is a global drawing marathon, started by Pixar artist Enrico Casarosa. So grab your moleskins, pens, pencils, watercolors and come join the fun.
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This morning I awoke to the sound of the soft cooing of the mourning dove. Such a sweet, yet mournful voice, a sound to stir one’s soul. I finally got up and grabbed a cup of coffee and began my day.
I started painting and sketching, and after much deliberation of which of the swan sketches [...]
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I have been working on this painting since February of this year. The inspiration for this piece came from reading the novel “Daughter of the Forest” by Juliet Marillier. She is a very gifted writer and folklorist. This beautiful retelling of the traditional seven swans fairy tale set in ancient Ireland, sent me on [...]
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Life is a Journey, and the experience of being immobile for a few days, really makes one appreciate the little things we take for granted everyday. It taught me patience with my own body, something that can be very difficult to do these days, with everything needing to be done yesterday.
I feel so [...]
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Last week, I was working in the garden and somehow threw my back out. It started with a backache, and ended up with me sitting in the emergency room on Saturday. After being examined and prescribed pain pills and a muscle relaxant, I came home and went to bed.
So here I sit on my chair [...]
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