I took a bit of a detour to get from my childhood ideas of being an artist and teacher to actually doing both now as an adult. Before I was an artist, I was a project manager for a consulting company. When one … Continued
Catch your Breath, Explore the Wonder, Feel the Magic You’re invited to greet the canvas as both a temple and a playground during these fun painting sessions inspired by curiosity, creativity, history, nature, great books and studio stories. Have you … Continued
Riding the waves… of the creative process! Who knows what I’m talking about? I admit that sometimes the creative process can get frustrating, such as when it feels like a big messy mix of beauty and chaos! Then, the magic happens … Continued
The legends passed down through the ages have often intrigued me… stories about the various Gods and Goddesses from different cultures. I’ve recently had the joy of getting to know the Goddess Gaia better while creating a mixed media project … Continued
What is art? To me, it is a kind of soul language, a form of communication. How we live is an art form in itself and is certainly a form of expression/communication. How we speak verbally is part of how … Continued
Sharing the story (and hence, part of my story) of one of my paintings from the Bloom True class. I’m calling this painting “Love Within”. It’s not quite done, but the last official class lesson was today and the assignment … Continued
Happy Birthday to me, and to you, too! May all your wishes come true. Here’s a little story I’d like to tell… about birthday wishes coming true. 🙂 What a year it has been! Living the dream, finally! 🙂 Thanks to … Continued
Living the dream… finally! 🙂 Thanks to the stars aligning or wishes on shooting starts or answered prayers or living angels or simply showing up, I’m finally going to art school (something I gave up on in about 5th grade). … Continued
It’s thanks to Flora Bowley’s book, “Brave, Intuitive Painting,” that I have put my brave girl boots on with my art! Now, she is offering a scholarship to her Bloom True e-course to a few lucky souls selected from entries … Continued