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Aisle One…Paint!
Let’s go shopping! Aisle One…Paint. If you are like me, you love being in art supply stores right? Those glorious racks upon racks of beautiful colors hanging there begging you to choose them. Like how overwhelming is that? I always get butterflies when it comes to...
Embracing The Brace
Hi, it's Cyd... I wanted to give you a glimpse into my personal life for just a moment. Not that I'm that private of a person anyway, right? I know, it's that midwestern, straight from the shoulder mentality. Be it as it may. Anyway, because of the Lupus, or perhaps...
Flowers In Green Bottle
Flowers In Green Bottle This painting started as a complete abstract palette knife piece. It was quite lovely in its own way... but when I turned it sideways from it's original orientation, I saw this amazing cut glass green bottle, and what appeared to be peonies or...
Don’t Forget
This week during the #thrivingartist Summit, artist Flora Bowley captured my imagination. One of the ways Flora generates a path for creativity is to paint to music, letting it create the rhythm of the painting. This sounded like such fun, that I decided to try it...
Aspen Sentinels
In 2008, my son and I would spend a few hours every Tuesday afternoon on a photoshoot. Many of these found us in Rocky Mountain National Park. One trip in particular we struck gold, when we wandered into the most amazing Aspen grove I have seen. And trust me, I have...
Studio Visitors
I know I have been off the grid for a while. That is because totally out of the blue, my studio became the home of 5 Border Collie puppies. Not something I was expecting! But my cousin needed some help, and we do what we need to for family, right? I thought I would...
Christmas Angels Delivered
We had a wonderful excursion to Manitou Springs, Colorado today. I love this little historic town at the base of Pike's Peak. It is one of my favorite tourist towns in Colorado. The goal of the day was to drop off some Bronze Christmas Angel Ornaments to Mountain...
Aspen Song
I have so many images of Aspen Groves I have shot over the years, that I decided to stay on that subject for at least one more painting. I thought it would be fun to experiment even more with the palette knifes to try different textures and mixes of color on a single...
Art 101: A Lesson in Non-Objective Art
Have you heard the phrases Objective and Non-Objective art thrown around, but you didn’t know the difference? Here is a quick lesson to help you: Clear your mind of everything. Focus on a dot out in space and try not to think of anything for as long as you...
Show Prep Time
This morning we dropped off my acrylic painting First Morning at the 21st Annual AANC National Exhibition and Sale. This is my third time being in the National Exhibition. The first time was with my bronze Next to Ride, and in 2010 my acrylic painting Reflections was...