Did we Even Have August This Year?
Seems like August never happened. I know it must have — I had a birthday. At the end of July I collected a blue ribbon and my paintings that didn’t sell from one art show, and hustled them to another...
View ArticleLife-Learning, from a Teacher’s Heart and Pen…
One teacher, the kind of teacher we hope our kids and their kids can have at least once in their classrooms, writes a blog called Teacher Time. She paints such wonderful stories with her words, her...
View ArticleWhat is Your Favorite Day? Has it Changed Over Time?
As a little girl, a favorite chore of mine was erasing and washing the chalkboards at the end of each school week. With a big bucket of cold water and a fat sponge, I could wash away all the math …...
View ArticlePainted for Story… People Photo Inspires an Oil Painting on Canvas
My best people paintings come from photos that suggest a story to me. Nothing spectacular. Usually not posed, and with no special lighting. Even photos taken on a grey day with little color can tell a...
View ArticleName that Painting in Six Words
I’m not very good at naming things. I agonize over headlines and story titles, anything that must be told quickly and completely. I love words, you see. They tell pictures… Even giving title to a...
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