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I Didn’t Love It Best

I Didn’t Love It Best

Ok, so let's get personal. Yah, I know... Like I'm not already right? I painted a really lovely painting this week. A lot of people liked it. I showed it to a number of artists and to a person they gave it a thumbs up. Thing is...it just didn't move me. Now you know...

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The Studio Remake

The Studio Remake

When we built my sculpture studio, we never would have dreamed it would need to be revamped. I loved my studio it was perfect. But with the changes in my art styles, it was time for a studio remake. Ever since I started working on the large intuitive paintings, I have...

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Magenta Deconstructed

Magenta Deconstructed

I'm not quite certain what happened this week...but I think perhaps I have been watching one too many competitions on the food channels. I began a new canvas, layering, removing, dancing, layering...you know the drill. And the next thing I knew, I was removing all but...

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Reds In Discord

Reds In Discord

The Dance Continues. This last week, I took one of the 30" x 40" canvases I had started, and decided to continue enjoying the dance of the previous week, along with its color play, but on a larger scale. The results overwhelmed me. The palette changed dramatically...

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Who Answers The Call When Firefighters Need Help

Who Answers The Call When Firefighters Need Help

This is a difficult post to write. My memory is still filled with an almost minute by minute replay of the High Park Fire that began June 9, 2012, in northern Colorado. A memory of flames and smoke that were frighteningly visible. Initially this monster fire was...

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Shades Of Monet

Shades Of Monet

This past weekend was one of celebration for my family. It marked the four year anniversary of the medical crisis that changed my life.  Or rather that took my life, then gave it back forever changed. So much has happened in the past four years, as I have struggled to...

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Water Garden

Water Garden

Summer is nearing an end. Kids are either already back in school, or getting ready. And here in Colorado, that means one thing...the hottest days of the year are just ahead of us. It seemed the perfect time for a water inspired piece. My son's first home purchase was...

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Snapshots Of My Paintacation

Recently I took two weeks off from the outside world and for all intents and purposes locked myself in the studio.  Just me, and what ended up being seven 30" x 40" canvases along with a handful of smaller canvases I always have around. To say I needed a break would...

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The Passing Of Art

The Passing Of Art

Centuries ago, being an artist was to be part of a trade craft. You learned your skills from those before you. The techniques were passed from generation to generation as in all the trades. Those eager and willing to accept the challenge of learning the craft were...

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There Are No Mistakes In Art…

There Are No Mistakes In Art…

I am currently nearing the end of my second week of my  "Paintacation". (My self coined word for a Painting Vacation).  It has been a rough year, and this was definitely the best thing I could have done for myself. It has taken this class to remind me there are no...

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