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Seriously, I really am making a go of it - back to the studio!
Andy Evansen's class in Terracotta Art site - getting me back to watercolor. St Paul's Cathedral exercise. I've decided to use this blog...
Feb 6
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Long time; no see!
A lot has happened since Sept. 2020 - Just under 3 years! The pandemic lasted so much longer than any of us anticipated. In terms of...
Apr 13, 2023
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Pandemic Journaling - a way to daily paint and think of other things than the world around us!
There are plenty more of these pages from the many months of staying at home and escaping the crazy news by painting in journals. This...
Sep 25, 2020
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The Broken Ankle Interlude
Almost 6 weeks ago, a month into our new home with its lovely staircases, I was setting up my studio upstairs, and hopped down to the...
Dec 22, 2019
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The VWS Workshop that Changed My Work
I definitely have to start reflecting more on my painting! It's been a year since I wrote in this blog and that just shows you what a...
Aug 24, 2019
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Learning New Things
This summer has been a summer of new learning for me. (Trying to keep the brain young). In my work, I have been in multiple conferences...
Aug 2, 2018
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White Paper
My most recent painting (that I am willing to write about) is this one that comes from a photo my stepson Bill took while cross country...
Mar 8, 2018
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Hairy Cow!
Well - I decided to try animals again. Once, in the beginning of my watercolor painting career which began almost 3 years ago, I tried...
Nov 12, 2017
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Monticello - a full-sheet watercolor
This watercolor painting was a new experience for me. I had been approached by a friend and a neighbor about larger watercolor for a big...
Sep 24, 2017
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Chace Mill - across the river.... my daily view
I have lived in Winooski on the River Walk for four years now, and have looked across at the Chace Mill nearly every day because of that....
Jun 4, 2017
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Painting Flowers
I loved getting my flowers finally into our pots on the patio and we even planted some plants at the cabin. Ever since my sister sent me...
Jun 2, 2017
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The Shenandoah Valley from our Greene County, Virginia
We have been traveling back and forth to Virginia ever since we bought our little cabin. Each time, I see these beautiful mountain...
May 14, 2017
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Arrived! Two Paintings for the Art's Alive Exhibit: #VermontStandsWith
I have two watercolors of the Vermont Women's March that will be on exhibit for the month of April at SEABA's Art's Alive exhibit:...
Mar 31, 2017
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Unity as a Catalyst
Wow! I wrote in this blog a little over a month ago after finishing up the Women's March painting and I was figuring out a way to get...
Mar 13, 2017
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A Common Bond
I shared a special day last month with what turned into 15-20,000 fellow Vermonters - many of whom were women, who needed to share their...
Feb 4, 2017
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Re-emergence Into Watercolor
After endless trimming, edging and rolling paint onto the cabin walls of our new little Virginia oasis away from it all, it was time to...
Jan 8, 2017
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Using the Tools
Every workshop, every teacher, and even every practice piece brings new techniques and tools to help an artist grow and create better...
Nov 14, 2016
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Rub Out!
Much acclaimed artist and teacher, Donna Thomas, conducted a one day workshop on Imprimatura painting in oil using a technique she calls,...
Nov 14, 2016
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Leap into Watercolor
With the incredible 5 day workshop with Joel Popadics in Vermont ever approaching this past August, I decided it was time to get serious...
Nov 14, 2016
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Painting 'loose' with Katharine Montstream
Earlier this month, I had the great fortune of attending a workshop with Katharine Montstream; but as Vermont weather can do to you, the...
Oct 24, 2016
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