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Remember me?? I've missed being in touch so -o much!
Elvis waiting for email...It's been over a year since I had to give up my land line/internet service (or risk not being able to pay my mortgage). At the time I thought it would be a couple of months -...
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Mural Commission for a nature center
The concept for the mural was to portray 24 hours of the sky with certain cloud formations, a night sky with the Big Dipper, and a storm/tornado. Shown below is the far right portion of the mural...
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Black Bird on Red
Often the paintings I like best (both mine and those of others) are paintings executed in a very short span of time. There is something both original and unique about the freshness of gesture or the...
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Mixed Media for March
Six Black Birds 30 x 20 x 3Working on new pieces for myself and the shop. This is part of my altar series in that the "frames" were originally designed for pieces based upon Mexican and Spanish altar...
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Mural Painting - A Nontraditional Approach
Remember to click on images to enlarge.The finished mural...tape is off but dropcloths still in place.The beginning! Loose sketch in chalk done with use of opaque projector. See the string? It's to...
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Blackbird on a Wire
I am often asked how I come up with ideas; how to be creative - how to be imaginative. I can't answer these question/s because I don't understand how else to be. I don't comprehend a negative. My...
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I Love the Rain
Perhaps I was born during a rainy fall day. Would that explain how much I love the rain? Walking through the pine forest in a mist or fog I have often felt that time has stopped. I could be anyone...
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One Track Mind
Multi-tasking may be a popular concept, but it doesn't work for everyone (like me). In fact, I don't really believe in it. I think that what really happens is that our brains switch tasks so rapidly...
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I haven't made that, but...
I've been hoping to get up to Sautee to photo the new paintings, but my work schedule - and that of the shop haven't permitted it. Been really busy, refinishing kitchen cabinets with my bud Carol,...
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It's like painting a large abstract...
Making art. Painting furniture artistically. The same principles apply. Make the color pleasing to the eye. Add textures and more color/s. Work the whole surface until you and your client are...
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Transitions
This past year has been transitional for me. Not to say that all years, times, lives, - aren't filled with transition - but often these changes are not so obvious. Having recovered as much as...
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Watch Birds; Watchbirds
There used to be a little balloon in certain magazines when I was growing up. It simply stated: "I'm a little watchbird watching you." At least that is how I remember it. I thought it was a sort of...
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Altar Series and going home...
It's been a long year. Lots of crap - but ending with much happiness, many accomplishments, contentment in creating, the promise of new friends and further adventures with old friends. I'll be...
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The Butterfly Effect...
People often ask me where I get my ideas. When I make something, I'm not thinking of any one thing, but rather a myriad of possibilities and meanings. Of course the work should be attractive. I mean...
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Back to the 50's, Images and Verse, and a tiny avian.
This picture is bigger than the painting! It's a 4 x 4 - Singing of Spring (I hope).On to thrift shop adventuring!!I am rarely able to pass up the chance to rummage about in the books at a thrift...
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Multiple motif dresser for a client
I used to do a lot of painted furniture - and I still do quite a bit - but I don't often get called to do something this elaborate and colorful. This style was very popular during the 1990's, but it...
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March Roars In Gently
It was such a fine, fine, fine day. Temps in the 70's, sun shining, daffodils blooming all around the yard - I even had a fab lunch of fresh sliced chicken breast on 9 grain bread and...
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Spring = Hard work
I picked up a biography of Paul Simon last week for $1.00. Brand new book, found it at Dollar Tree of all places, and I figured how bad could it be? Filled with photos and way too many (for me) music...
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Good Clients Make the Process A Pleasure
I've been working for several months now with the same client as she moved into and furnished/decorated her new home. Cynthia hired me as an artistic consultant based upon our working together several...
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