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“The Art of Gardening” a New Painting
I have decided it is time to get back to painting. Well, I have been painting, but on grand children’s nursery walls, which I love, but, when I wasn’t painting on walls, nothing to do but I decided I would make a couple of small quilts. What was I thinking? Well enough is enough, I [...]
The End of The Nature of Flowers Exhibit at Texas Discovery Gardens
What a fantastic run. I can not say enough thank you’s to the Gallery at the Discovery Gardens in Fair Park for asking me to exhibit my Paintings at the Discovery Gallery. It was a perfect venue for my pieces; I feel so blessed to have had so many people enjoy my work. It was [...]
Win a Signed Open Edition Print
I have finally finished my painting of the Clematis in my side yard. I was inspired by the beautiful Spring Clematis blooming in mass on our side yard trellis. These Clematis are perennials that come back ever year, they love the cool spring and fall and will bloom twice a year, spring being their most [...]
Hope Rising Art Show- Sponsored by the Fellowship Creative Team
Hope Rising, sponsored by the Fellowship Creative Team is an absolutely fantastic fine art event taking place at the Atrium Gallery in the heart of the Fort Worth Cultural Arts District. A group of 40 artist will be displaying their work at the Atrium Gallery from July 4th through August 4th. There will also be [...]
Grapevine Art Project and Michael Mentler
Went to the quarterly GAP meeting last night, they brought in Michael Mentler, from the Society of Figurative Arts, a well known portrait artist and teacher. He did a short workshop/demonstration on heads, faces and features, that was excellent. What a talented man and so knowledgeable about the human form. Two of many notable statements [...]
Common Ground Community Garden
Our city is in the planning stages of a community garden, called Common Ground. I am so excited about the ability to have a larger garden plot than we have in our small side yard. This community garden will provide the opportunity for people to participate in a venue that will not only allow them [...]
Summer Gardening
Things are really warming up in our North Texas Garden, as we ease into summer. So many of our flowers are in full bloom and the butterflies are beginning to appear. We had several black swallowtail caterpillars on our fennel and dill, in fact they consumed most of the plant, but once they moved on, [...]
Weekend of Painting
Had a great weekend, full of painting. Saturday was so much fun, painting at the gallery, meeting and visiting with the visitors at the “Nature of Flowers” exhibit in the Gallery of Texas Discovery Gardens. I also went through the butterfly house and got some great photos. I spent time painting in the beautiful botanic [...]
Bluebonnets, Commissions, and FAR
The last couple of weeks have been really busy, I haven’t been able to paint very much, but have accomplished many other things. Spring brings an abundance of flowers to our area, one of which is the beautiful bluebonnet. Needless to say I have been taking many photos to utilize as reference images for future [...]
Clematis Putting on the Paint
I started a new painting last weekend at the GAP Show in Grapevine. I was inspired by the beautiful Spring Clematis blooming in mass on our side yard trellis. These Clematis are perennials that come back ever year, they love the cool spring and fall and will bloom twice a year, spring being their most [...]
GAP Show at the Lancaster Theater
Although the weather was a bit dreary, we really had a great time at the GAP Art Show at the Lancaster Theater in Grapevine, this past Saturday. Karen and I had a great spot, thanks so much to all who braved the wet weather and came out to support the arts. I was able to [...]
The Business of My Art
I have read so many articles about treating your art as a business, some of them have been great, some not so great. What I do know from experience is that you have to do a heck of a lot more than just paint; although, if you don’t make time for that, you have no [...]
