New Living Space for a New Year

January 6, 2012

Casey and I bought this designer marble dining table at Costco on New Years Eve day and got inspired to revamp our main room It seemed so appropriate to clean the slate of our space as we make psychic renewals for our lives Our new layout is so much more open, spacious, light and airy [...]

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The Bunnies are Back

December 30, 2011

After loading some 20 year old images of my “bunny phase” prints into my etsy shop, I received a commission to paint these 2 dwarf netherlands- PomPom and Kiddo. Are they not the most darling things you’ve ever seen. I started this on Christmas morning- so Divine~ I wanted to include the soft sweet flowers [...]

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Landscapes and Quiet Sunsets

December 20, 2011

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Lately I’ve been painting small 8 x 10 and 11 x 14 landscapes and selling them unframed like hotcakes at the beach show. This one is actually larger and framed these are just fun little whimsical flowersacpes that easily transport the viewer to another world that is simple and natural i’m getting that people are [...]

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This and That

November 26, 2011

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Once again i had a magical gathering of beautiful Santa Barbara people come to my open studio over my birthday weekend of the Mesa Artists Studio Tour and shower me with love and light. Thank you dear community for appreciating the color and joy in my work. I have some pretty mohagany jewelry boxes with [...]

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Pools of light

November 6, 2011

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The Ocean’s reflections outside my window provide an ever changing living landscape that is enthralling and exquisite. I wish I could capture it in my paintings, but it is so very illusive- that is the beauty of water and light interacting. The night time shows are particularly stunning but impossible to capture, even in a [...]

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Fall Change

October 29, 2011

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This is my latest painting which I had originally titled “Fall Charge” which is the feeling in the air this time of year here on the south central California coast.  Though calm, quiet and serene,  there is not a really evidence of decay and dying like other places I have lived. Yesterday was close to [...]

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New Moon in Scorpio

October 26, 2011

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yes, i’m still here.  i’ve been spending way less time on the computer lately which is why i haven’t blogged in awhile, and guess what?  i’ve discovered i am happier and more grounded without so much computer time and i also realized that my life doesn’t fall aprt if i don’t keep up with it [...]

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Against A Silver Sky

October 11, 2011

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Fall is the most inspirational time of year here in Santa Barbara.  Days are absolutely Divine.  This painting was done from a moment of seeing all these birds in my neighbors tree across the street- had to paint it~ This is the time of year we have our gorgeous sunsets too…..this was taken from my [...]

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Art in the Mayor’s office

October 4, 2011

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A few months ago the Mayor of Santa Barbara, Helene Schneider, decided she wanted to open up her office as a rotating art venue and participate in the monthly 1st Thursday art walks that are so popular here.  Every 3 months a theme is chosen and artists are asked to submit images for jurying.  For [...]

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Art Walk- Indoor show Natural History Museum

September 29, 2011

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The reception for Art Walk is always a sweet affair- A superb spread of food and wine The exhibition hall packed with the local art patrons- here are a few of them right here. mixing with the artists here is my sculptor friend Francine Kirsch, originally from France. She sold this sculpture to a 93 [...]

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