llewellyn skye
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The Invitation
I received a Llewellyn Skye online downloadable workshop as a gift in 2023. Thank you, Sylvia! That workshop and this resulting painting were such invitations into the gifts of process, a process in this case that turned out to span leisurely months and months, with long pauses en route. Some of the gifts: the delicious Continue reading
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The Joy of Process
I am having such a wonderful time working on my newest painting, a few minutes here, a few minutes there. You may recall that I pressed pause once I had the 30 x 30″ canvas prepared with a colored ground. I’d wanted to play with and practice some new approaches in my sketchbook before working Continue reading
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Trying My Hand
I’m trying my hand at some approaches and techniques I don’t typically use. I’ve got my 30 x 30″ canvas prepped and ready to go with a background mix of phthalo green+ but I decided to play a bit in my sketchbook first on a much smaller scale. Very out of character when it comes Continue reading
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“An Abstraction”
What might have been is an abstraction Remaining a perpetual possibility Only in a world of speculation. What might have been and what has been Point to one end, which is always present. —T.S. Eliot, “Burnt Norton V,” Four Quartets I may have given Henry James short shrift in my high school years, but I selected 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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