Follow me!

Click here to follow me & see my creative flow......

Inspiration

I'm on a glorious roll! Creativity is flowing forth. Prints and paintings are in overflowing in drawers, boxes, on the walls, and even in foster homes!   My stash is populated with images that have come from me... yo... moi. Look what I made! I'm in heaven!

It is a major shift; to have ideas and images that are my own, that are derived from what catches my eye, and from sketches I've done. I knew for ages that I needed to create my voice, to own the visual imagery that I use. Knowing is not doing. A young bird, I teeter on the branch, knowing I have wings, and wanting so much to spread them out and JUMP!  I needed encouragement, support and direction. I found all three.  Where, you might ask?

Online classes! I have learned so much in the last year:

 Watercolor Journaling with Jane LaFazio 

Printmaking with Linda Germain

Painting with Jenni Horne

 

These artist-teachers have shared their skills, process and guidance. The teachers and classmates inspire, encourage me to sketch, collect ideas, to try new ways of seeing and of creating. My friends and family cheer me on, giving me the courage to keep on showing, and to keep on making. 

If you are itching to try your wings, check out their classes and maybe I'll see you flying out there alongside me!

First spring blooms

To Gila Bend... And Beyond!!

We went far, far beyond to be the First Finder for this letterbox. Were it not for this hunt, we would not have discovered such a fun landmark in the
middle of Gila Bend.
After driving all morning from San Diego, we going to enjoy our galactic burgers & fries.

Fort Romauldo Pacheco Letterbox

This is the way I like to discover history, by tracking down a letterbox!


In 1774, Spain opened an overland route from Sonora to California but it was closed by Yuma Indians in 1781. In 1822, Mexico attempted to reopen this route. Lt. Romualdo Pacheco and soldiers built an adobe fort at this site in 1825-26, the only Mexican fort in Alta California. On April 26, 1826, Kumeyaay Indians attacked the fort, killing three soldiers and wounding three others. Pacheco abandoned the fort, removing soldiers to San Diego.

Sold!

Last week's Open Studio was my first public showing. I learned lots; like I should have brought stickers to write prices, and have business cards to hand out contact information. These two were sold and have moved on to their new homes. I miss them already!

Poppy Seedheads

This looked so very unpromising until I boldly slathered burnt sienna over everything. I like it a lot, even though I'm not usually a fan of brown.