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Aug 4, 20232 min read

13. Loose "Paint Play" in Abstract Painting

Past: Long, long ago in a faraway galaxy (called my 30’s), I painted furniture in a folk art Sticks-style. I’d lay on the floor or be up...

May 1, 20233 min read

10. Palette Knife (No sharp edges-- whew!)

CONTEXT: I’m in an artists book club and we’ve started Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. For me, there’s an ongoing challenge to trusting...

Jan 9, 20233 min read

The Changes of 2022-- "Extending" was the goal. Did I make it?

Looking back on 2022... What a mixed bag– or rather, it’s ending that way? Flashy start: 2022 found me in the pool, loving a daily swim....

Dec 10, 20222 min read

4. Art Fair

Prepping for my 1st Art Fair! PAST: I’m on the “newer side” to art experiences. In the fall of 2019, I left my high school English...

Dec 10, 20223 min read

2. Fauvist Fail?

Inspiration artists: The ‘Wild Beasts’ of Fauvism So what is Fauvism? A style that originated in Paris in 1905 and was over by 1908,...

Dec 10, 20222 min read

1. Pollock Splatter

INSPIRATION ARTIST: Jackson Pollock was an American Abstract Expressionist who is best known for his “action painting” technique. Pollock...

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