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Posted on June 14, 2019
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Puzzling Over Plastics

Body Parts
PUZZLING OVER PLASTICS
5 x 5 mixed media on stretched canvas

 

Recently I binged the British series Botched Up Bodies on Netflix.

WOW! Just Wow!

Every person considering cosmetic procedures should watch an episode or two just to understand potential risks. Sometimes things go terribly wrong and one must consider those possibilities.

After a few episodes and several buckets of popcorn I started thinking about why we do what we do to our bodies. Then I began to ponder the effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis on my own wonderful body.

This little painting and a few companion pieces were the products of my wandering mind (note the shoulder replacement scar.)

I think they’re kind of fun, a little Dali-esque, and if nothing else, conversation starters.

 

 

 

 

for the record:
I’m not opposed to cosmetic procedures. In fact, I had my upper eyelids done several years before my insurance would fully cover the surgery as a medical necessity. I got tired of holding up the outer edge of my eyelids when I was reading at the end of the day, and I didn’t want to wait any longer. Glamorous, right?!
After I did it I was thrilled!
I did not look younger, but I no longer looked tired and angry. I felt like my face better reflected my self.
It was a total win for me.

 

aging grace, artist life, botched up bodies, female form, Netflix, original art, original painting, plastic surgery, representational, women

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Posted on June 7, 2019
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The Mini Jelly Series

I’ve spent lots of time drawing, painting, photographing and cataloguing, but very little time tending my website; so today I spent several hours organizing and uploading images and information. These components of an artists’ business life are a challenge for many of us, but I aim to improve!

I had a lot of fun painting The Jellyfish Series, including the time with my four-year-old grandson creating some of the backgrounds. Art brings people together in so many ways.

If you haven’t created, visited a gallery, walked through a museum or enjoyed a coffee shop with local art lately, get to it! The world is filled with so much wonder and intrigue!

In the meantime…

JELLYFISH!!!

GENTLE BLOOM
5 x 7 mixed media on canvas panel
Dancing Jellyfish
BLOOMING BEHIND THE SCENE
5 x 7 mixed media on canvas panel
Surfacing
BUBBLING UP
5 x 7 mixed media on canvas panel
Jellyfish
BLOOM RUSHING OUT
5 x 7 mixed media on canvas panel
Eddy
GOING DEEPER
5 x 7 mixed media on canvas panel
TOGETHER RISING UP
5 x 7 mixed media on canvas panel

 

ENJOY!

 

 

artist life, beach cottage art, blue art, cottage art, home decor, jellyfish, ocean art, original art, original painting, sea creatures, sea life, summertime, the blues, vacation, watercolor

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Posted on March 8, 2019
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International Women’s Day 2019

It’s International Women’s Day!

Celebrate All The Powerful Women In Your Life!

Contemplata

 

Blue Muse

 

Her Name is California Skye

 

Mother Nature Squared

 

Violet Queen

 

 

beautiful people, beautiful women, International Women's Day, portraits, powerful women, the future is feminine, women, women leaders, women rule the world

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Posted on March 5, 2019
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Gender Reveal

On Display at Black Umbrella Art Gallery, Garden Grove, CA

Abstract paintings elicit as many responses and reactions as viewers who see them.

I hang these two really large pieces together, and in this direction; but they look great hung horizontally too.

Look closely… tell me what you see!⠀⠀

By the way, these two are hanging @blackumbrellaart gallery in Garden Grove through the end of March. If you’re in Southern California, go see them before the month is over and share your reactions with me after seeing them up close and in person.

 

 

 

abstract, acrylics, Art Price Calculator, blue, bold colors, female, female form, home decor, male, male form, modern, original art, original painting, pink, representational

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Posted on February 26, 2019
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Toward Refinement

Refining, Work In Progress
Progress Shot… #WIP

This piece changes every time I work on it.

I am continually called in a different direction when I approach it, tools in hand.

In the past, this frustrated me. I felt lost and tossed about. Now, however, I loosen my grip. I let the next phase and layer unfold, ease open, become.

This is a much happier process; and the results usually are less contrived and strained. They are relaxed, organic, and inviting.

Loosen your grip.

Proceed.

Progress.

Such is process.

 

evolution, loosen your grip, on becoming, personal evolution, practice letting go, process, progress shot, refinement, WIP, work in progress

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Posted on February 21, 2019
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Super Snow Moon, Azul

AZUL, 12×12-inch framed encaustic

 

The big moon and cloudy skies this week reminded me of this encaustic piece I painted a while back. It hangs in my guest room right now, but is available for purchase in my shop

I still see something new every time I look at it.

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What do you see?⠀⠀

azul, blue, clouds, encaustics, horizon, mixed media, moon, night sky, original art, snow moon, super moon

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Posted on February 19, 2019
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Her Name is California Skye

"Her Name is California Skye" is a 12x12" acrylic, pen & ink on triple-gessoed cotton canvas panel. She is young and moody and honest and kind.
“Her Name is California Skye” is a 12×12″ acrylic, pen & ink on triple-gessoed cotton canvas panel.

 

“California Skye” is hanging just up the road from my studio, in the Huntington Beach Art Center, on Main Street in Huntington Beach.

If you’re spending time near the ocean, pop in and see her… and all the other amazing art in that fun space. Afterwards, you can go to Sugar Shack for Brunch, or you can grab a beer at Killarney’s Irish Pub.

Huntington Beach has something for everyone!

California, impressionist, kindness, moody, original art, original painting, Portrait, representational, youth

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Posted on February 16, 2019
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Venture Out

COUNTRY HOME is part of the Home Series

 

It’s Saturday!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Venture out of your house! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Walk an unbeaten path, or a fond-of and familiar route.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Look up to the sky, see the horizon, breathe deeply and be grateful for the home you have to go back to.⠀

 

artist life, check out your neighborhood, gate at the horizon, home series, joy, look at the sky, original art, see the world, venture out

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Posted on February 12, 2019
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The Center That Holds

Rural Renewal is part of the Home Series

 

In this addition to my Home Series, I wanted to focus on women as the center that holds.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
While most of the palette is neutral, the bold pink gently draws our attention. It anchors the neutrals and supports the contrasting blue sky.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
And do you see the rainbow in the center, where paint has been removed?  That thin line carries a whole lot of meaning. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I feel content when I look at this one.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

abstract, contentment, home series, landscape, neutral colors, original art, pink, women

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Posted on February 11, 2019
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After The Rain

After The Rain

We’ve had days and days and inches and inches of rain here in Southern California.

Today the rain stopped, the wind blew away the clouds and the sun shined brightly.

I spent the morning walking on the beach and basking in the beauty of it all. This afternoon I was back in the studio, painting flowers and hearts, (gotta get ready for St. Valentine’s Day!) and dashing across the hall to keep the laundry going.

All in all, it’s been a very, very good day!

 

artist life, beach walk, flowers, hearts, Life is Good, rain, Southern California, watercolor

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