Learn to Paint Fabric I’m getting ready to film my Art Scarf Painting video. Ordering my Passages Art Scarf today. It’s available on Spoonflower in Crepe de Chine or Chiffon. It’s ready to sew, or embellish with fabric paints. Stay …
Today we are in Sorrento, Italy! Marina Grande I painted the view overlooking Marina Grande several times. Though in shadow, I selected sunshine colors for my watercolor. When faced with such an overwhelming view, it is key to focus. In …
The rooftops on this painting reminded my clients of living in Cinque Terre! Oh my! Over the holidays I took on a painting commission. The painting the couple loved best was too small for the place they envisioned hanging it. …
A friend asked me the other day, ‘Why paint in Tuscany?’ It’s all about COLOR! Painting IS color. Color is emotion. Paint in translucent veils of Watercolors. Paint in pure color pigments of Pastels. Or paint with vibrant, glowing, resonant …
#metoo When a mountain of c%__p weighed down on me in 1995, life became so dark that I gave all my paintings away and stopped painting. I became invisible. At a party no one noticed me come and go. At …
People ask me how I get my colors? Which pigments I use? Why my paintings seem to glow so? The answer may surprise you. Art as Prayer, My Studio Practice I have a sacred relationship with my easel. Standing at …
Healing Art Mini Retreats 1-Day Overnight Healing Art Retreat Custom Dates Winter, Spring 2018 Over the past five years, requests from individuals for assistance with using art to address grief, serious illnesses, injury and trauma have found me. It is …
Dream: “something blue, covering the whole thing, light blue…” Journal in my lap I glance up, coffee cup in hand. Sweet creamy date bread, the taste of home, mom’s recipe fills my mouth. Crunching a piece of walnut between my …
The Heart of Tuscany Connecting Heart and Mind promotes creativity. This important connection is essential if creative energy is to flow smoothly. Experiential learning provides a quick way to reclaim forgotten creativity. This year’s Tuscany Retreat focuses on the heart …
Cooking and eating are very powerful in amplifying up the creative process. It’s no doubt they to hand in hand with preparing and digesting new ideas. Relax and enjoy, it’s all creativSOUP. When I read an article about chef Barbara, …