mini-matisse

January 9, 2024

The Write Way

I think I was 14 years old when one of my younger sisters sweet talked my dad into letting her break our family’s 3-cookie-limit one night. I was furious! Not fair! Not doing things the RIGHT WAY! I marched upstairs and started a journal, writing out my indignation with words in a small notebook. How Continue reading

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journaling, mini-matisse, white ink on white paper
January 8, 2024

Bright (Bright) Sunshiny Day

Day after our Snow Day: You look out the window, or, better, open the door, [or, still better, head outdoors, I add]and there it is, everything changed, covered with softness, every angle forgiven, every eyesore hidden. —Rosellen Brown, Before and After With mini-Matisse #2 I used the same palette of papers as with #1 but found Continue reading

artist at play

inquiry, mini-matisse, playing with shapes

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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