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Mark making is one thing that I love experimenting with and exploring.  What type of marks are you attracted to ? curvy straight thick thin smeary crisp   Here are some of the marks I used in my mixed media pieces on paper . Click here to see what they look like in their frames .

Here is a video of closeups from the 6 new abstract paintings in my 'Moments of Joy' series We will be releasing them to our shop near the end of the month. My newsletter subscribers will get the first preview of them before they are available to the public. Sign up for our newsletter to see them first and learn about a special discount for subscribers' first purchase of original art.   

Welcome to a new year and our first blog post of 2022 My hubby and I share studio space. Over the years it has become somewhat crowded and hard to find stuff. So for much of the month of December, we spent time reconfiguring the room to suit our needs Since we both stand up to paint, we got rid of the flat counter surfaces we had and organized and stored our supplies in new carts. Tons of stuff was thrown out or given away. We really thought about what we used a lot and where we wanted it to...

Next year, I will be 75. Between my age and what has been going on in the world this last year and a half, I have become more aware of the moments in my daily life.  I love to walk and appreciate and am curious about what I experience with my senses.  The smell of the creek, new flowers blooming, the touch of the wind and the warm sun are all stored away in my being. Since these sensations happen in the present, they tend to be fleeting . Our backyard garden is another  place I like to wander to...

I spend a lot of time looking at my paintings that hang on our home gallery walls. I am always noticing new things about them. Some I like, others I want to change. Yesterday,  I had a huge revelation. I realized that all of my paintings over the past year,  have an overriding theme of seeking balance. Life since Covid has continued on , but different in so many ways; more so for some people than others.  It has definitely not been equal.  It is hard to stay balanced as things continually change. Through my painting, I have been almost...