Behind the Scenes

    You know the old adage about the swan serenely gliding across the shimmering waters… while paddling like crazy under the surface! My art practice and my studio both have to fit around all the realities and moving parts of my life. The studio also...

Meet the Artist

At the start of “the Circle,” Carrie Brummer Hannah’s amazing artist mastermind, she encourages us to send in video introducing ourselves and our work. A little about me https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-mNSkgCd/0/640/i-mNSkgCd-640.mp4 A little...

Sunday Sketch at NSML

The National Sporting Museum and Library hosts monthly sessions with local artists-fabulous, fun, and free to the public of all ages.  After a brief warmup, we were encouraged to sketch from sculpture rather than the paintings.  I loved the playful exuberance of the...

Of Puffins and Public Painting

I set up in a shady spot outside the camper.  Using some of my Newfoundland photos, I play with a couple of puffin studies before developing a more detailed profile.   I really want to develop the composition of the puffin gazing at the far-off iceberg, but given the...