The third in this mini series, Thy Path Be Ever Strewn With Flowers has a central envelope overflowing with sentimental papers surrounded by a colorful starburst. Inside the envelope are tiny bits from vintage greeting cards: bouquets of roses and forget me nots, and an open book printed with the phrase “Thy Path Be Ever Strewn […]
Hudson Fine Art & Framing is hosting its 12th annual “In The Pink” art show to benefit The Gathering Place. More than 50 original small artworks created by local artists (including me!) will be raffled off with 100% of the proceeds going to The Gathering Place. The gallery will also display my Envelop/e series along […]
A cornerstone of my Envelope series, From A Fond Heart Faithful And True is dear to my heart. I wanted to elevate an envelope from an ordinary paper wrapper to something more magical, more symbolic. The gold leaf, the rays, the weathered surface, give it that mystical feel I was looking for. Inside the envelope […]
Several of the pieces in the Envelope series are studies in contrasts, and this is one of them. I love the elegant old-fashioned women peeking out from their gilded frames. Clearly they were women of means at their time, so I surrounded them with flowers. Yet despite their privileges, their life wasn’t easy. They were […]
Kent’s Annual Art In The Park Festival is this weekend September 9-10. I’ll be showing my collage and mixed media art along with some new pieces that I’ve been working on. Held in Kent’s Fred Fuller Park on Middlebury Rd., the location is beautiful and shaded. The festival has plenty of artists, food, great music, […]
Hi folks, here’s the plan for sketching for the next few weeks. Hope you can join us for one or all! Sept. 8 at 10AM in Kent. We’ll sketch the old Pufferbelly restaurant (now Treno Restaurant) and street views. 152 Franklin Ave, Kent, OH 44240 Sept. 15 at 9am at Gorge Metro Park http://www.summitmetroparks.org/gorge-metro-park.aspx (I […]
It’s August in Hudson, so that means it’s time for Art On The Green! This year, it is on August 26-27. It’s always a good show and a fun way to wind down the summer. Show dates and times are: Saturday, August 26: 10am – 5pm Sunday, August 27: 11am – 5pm I will be […]
I had the idea for “Letters Unsent” before “Packaged Moments“, but completed it afterward. I needed to work through the thoughts about those other moments before I could take on this. I wanted this piece to explore the emotions of looking back on life and reminiscing about the thoughts not said, the missed opportunities: the […]
After making “Open Ended Communication“, I wanted to do more with Mylar overlays and explore the emotions around partially hidden objects. “Packaged Moments” started out as three individual pieces, but as I worked on them, they began to play off one another so well that they had to become one piece. I chose images that […]
I got home Sunday from the 2017 Urban Sketchers Symposium in Chicago and have been unpacking my bags. It was a wonderful event and I’m so glad to have gone. The symposium team did a remarkable job organizing it, I’m happy with my sketches, and of course enjoyed seeing Chicago from a different perspective. It’s […]