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A Little Bit of This
OMG, I had such a rich time with a little bit of THIS today: a tiny rectangle of abstract art. That tiny rectangle, less than one square inch in area, became the spark that got me fired up to create a scraps diary. In a recent search-the-studio-for-a-missing-item foray, I found that scrap which had come… Continue reading
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Humming a Little Tune in My Studio
From a song from Fiddler on the Roof: [MENDEL, spoken]Rabbi, we’ve waited all our lives for the Messiah. Wouldn’t now be a good time for him to come? [RABBI, spoken]We’ll have to wait for him someplace else. Meanwhile, let’s start packing. [YENTE, spoken]Well, Anatevka hasn’t been exactly the Garden of Eden. [AVRAM, spoken]That’s true. [GOLDE,… Continue reading
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Collage Botanica Diary, 11
Behind the scenes during the past three weeks: • application of tinted gesso on a previously painted birch panel; • addition of warm-color gesso followed by some neutrals;• linework in the form of quasi-asemic writing/journaling plus posca-pen leafy stem and flower shapes; • scanning for and selecting a floral arrangement photo to use as a… Continue reading
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Collage Botanica Diary, 10
Hands down, no contest, Dave is the unequivocal master gardener here on our little patch of land. He’s the one outdoors planting, arranging, pruning, watering, transplanting, dividing, staking, mulching, deadheading, adding compost, and loving his gardens to life for the entirety of growing season. However, here in my indoor collage botanica space—my studio greenhouse so… Continue reading
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Collage Botanica Diary, 9
A few observations of my experience as I work through Session 2 of Amanda Evanston’s Collage Botanica class: • I am working very slowly, one micro-unit at a time. • Sometimes I get impatient and leapfrog over a step but inevitably have to go back when my leap doesn’t serve me. It usually does not.… Continue reading
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Collage Botanica Diary, 8
You want underlayer, Amanda? I’ll show you underlayer! You say, add collage, I ask, how much? You say, add more linework, use cool colors, I ask, in how many directions? how cool? You say, work in some drips, I ask, in all directions? running on top of each other? You say, time for another go-around… Continue reading
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Collage Botanica Diary, 7
In a long-ago gig working in a florist’s shop, artist Amanda Evanston was tasked with receiving the wholesale deliveries of greens and flowers, unwrapping them, and stocking the walk-in cooler from which the professional florists made selections to arrange into bouquets. In my current foray into becoming a(n amateur) collage florist, I selected two photos… Continue reading
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Collage Botanica Diary, 6
With tinted gesso in place, and tinted gesso applied to a second canvas now waiting in the wings, I moved on to Steps 2 and 3 in creating a rich underlayer on my first Session 2 canvas: Warm Gesso followed by Interesting Linework. A whole lotta letting go underway here as I develop a robust… Continue reading
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Collage Botanica Diary, 5
Well, that was fun! Today I started Session 2, Lesson 3 of Amanda Evanston’s Collage Botanica class, feeling apprehensive about taking the first step. But!—had a great time and came away light of heart. When cleaning/decluttering/reorganizing recently, I came across a 12 x 12″ wood panel on which I’d previously started something. Probably two somethings.… Continue reading
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Collage Botanica Diary, 4: Today Was the Day
I’ve been in hop-in-hop-out conversation with an 8 x 8 inch canvas for a few weeks now, but today was the day the back-and-forth resolved, and we’ve both come away enriched, exercised, and nourished, carrying some scratches and bruises but also smiling at both the joy and the down-and-dirty vulnerable work of it all. This… Continue reading
My Story
In 2014, I grab an unexpected opportunity to paint.
To make art.
I get hooked.
In 2015 I start a blog—a diary of my life as an artist.
I post my paintings and their stories. The good, the bad, the ugly.
My compass points: bust through fear, be playful, get messy, trust my gut.
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