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Out of Thin Air
I’ve moved my theater of operation out of my art journal to begin exploring the world of CutUps on small individual cards. My first experiment focuses on background. I pull out my considerable stack of painted sheets of Dixie All Purpose Food Wrap—12 x 12″ sheets of tissue-like paper. I find several I painted four… Continue reading
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Moniker
If you’re not familiar with the word moniker, you may think I’ve acquired a Boston accent and plan to write about someone named Monica, hahaha! But, no. I’m here to share a nickname, aka a moniker, for the art in which I play with cut-out paper shapes and which I referred to as mini-Matisses when… Continue reading
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And … It’s a Wrap! (really)
OK, one final bit of giftwrap from Christmas 2023. Continue reading
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Wrapping up Christmas 2023
As I scroll through iPhoto thumbnail images on my phone, evidence of further adventures in painting Christmas giftwrap catches my attention. Not sure why I didn’t post at the time—since our celebration of the holidays didn’t spiral out of control, I don’t have that as an excuse! In any case, here I am to post… Continue reading
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Cut-Outs Hang Out
Before we leave my debut mini-Matisses to seek their fame and fortune*, I want to share this photo from the page in my art journal where they hang out together. They make an attractive group of fledglings, don’tcha think? *Opportunities for fame and fortune abound, hahahahaha! Continue reading
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Feeling Scrappy
I feel scrappy and carefree as I work on this piece, determined to get paper cut-outs and scraps glued in place in the little ink-outlined box in my art journal come what may. No matter that:• the glue messes up,• the ink smears and is uneven,• I don’t yet have the right scissors at hand,•… Continue reading
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Shape Up or Ship Out
Oh my gosh, I am dialed in to shapes everywhere I look, and today’s mini-Matisse was inspired by the ribs of a wooden ship, so shape up or ship out, dear readers, hahaha! I continue to experiment with background texture that will enhance without overpowering. Played here with penciled journaling. Even with a light hand,… Continue reading
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Cut Out for Cutting
She began cutting and we stopped talking, both of us listening, I think, to the sound of the scissors. For those of us enamored of the world of textiles, this sound is a little symphony. —Elizabeth Berg, The Art of Mending I keep a small bare-bones sewing kit upstairs for simple mending jobs. It’s a tin… Continue reading
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Hangin’ Out With Henri
I like to imagine I’m hanging out with Henri at his place, every horizontal surface layered with painted papers, cut-out shapes, and scraps. We chat in a relaxed way about this and that, work companionably in long stretches of silence, narrate process and observation to ourselves periodically as we investigate collage configurations and compositions. Every… 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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