As artists there are many skills and info we need to know and be able to do in order to paint a pleasing picture. When things don't turn out the way we wanted them to we get disappointed. This disappointment stems from the gap between what we think we can do and what w...

I used to think that creativity was a natural gift that some people had and the rest of us wanted…..that it couldn’t be learned.  Well, I’m here to tell you that is just plain WRONG!  Ever since I started painting that day almost 20 years ago while at my parents’ home...

It's Spring!  Time for new growth (my tulips and other bulbs have been up for a few weeks) and new projects.  As many of you may know, I LOVE to root (another growth word) around at Resource, 6400 Arapahoe Rd.  It is a place to find re-purposed construction materials....

creativity -The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.  Wiktionary

I think that creativity is the ability to perceive the world in a new way, i.e. see hidden patterns, make connections where none seem to exist and gener...

I have heard this 'wisdom' so often, but.....really?!  Does art really do this?! I am here to tell you that it does.  Here is a story that will show you how.
     I had some paintings in the East Boulder Community Center for the month of December.  Not only did I...

After traveling to many beautiful places in the world, I am more grateful than ever that I can interpret my experiences and feelings in an original painting or glass piece.  In fact, I am happy to offer this service to all of you!  I will paint or make a glass piece of...

As I sat outside the Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, waiting for my group to complete their tour, I had a fun experience with several Tibetan folks. 

First, 3 young women sat on the bench with me.  They were fun and seemed very happy and interested in what I was doing...

Many of you know that I am preparing for a ‘trip of a lifetime’.  In September I will be traveling with a group to Nepal and Tibet.  It has been my heart’s desire for much of my adult life to see this part of the world.  To that end, how do we, as travelers, capture th...

window

[win-doh] 

anything likened to a window in appearance or function, as a transparent section in an envelope.

Taken from Dictionary.com

I made something up.  I invented the Art Window. It is a piece of...

So, after I finally got to the point of being able to call myself an artist…what was the next step?  Have an art show! Yikes, what a frightening thought!  Ever the adventurer, I jumped in.  Now, I had to put on my ‘detail hat’ and find a venue, dates, guest list, food,...