The Chariot Hotel was near I-35 and had a motel style with a big sign and noted for their pool with a waterfall. Demolished in 2008, it is now a Volvo dealership. So the cray pas, oil crayon drawing on the first page was a sketch for a 4 x 5′ oil on canvas painting …
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Everyone has a birthday and this is my season. Do I make my own party or do I wait to be surprised by who might remember? My garden is really wow right now. So I decided to make myself a tea party…with Barbies? And live Ken dolls, and then maybe a cocktail hour. Today I …
Tacking a 3 x 4′ canvas to my dry wall to paint, I think of cutting in on a new canvas. I put my favorite Stool Pidgeons Rule Hermania CD on. Been awhile, can barely remember how to use the CD player. I have muscle memory of cutting in on my Unstill Life series. I …
Just unpacked 7 lidded jars I made in 2019. It felt like a time capsule and a lot of presents. I really appreciate that I packed them up together and now can see them again. Some of the lids have a figure on top like a bird, a girl, a cat, a sheep and a …
Craft in America has a beautiful show of hand crafted artists tools in Los Angeles CA on 3rd Street. They also have programs on PBS sharing artists methods and ideas. Today I visited the tool show and found it to be inspired. Here are some pictures of the show.
A decade of my Joyce Lieberman series of Personal Archaeology collages stored in a folder were recently rephotographed. I noted the oldest one, CS72 used a glue gun and the PA 902, the latest in the collection made me realize I had made 1000 of them. CS stood for Collage Square, CV stood for Collage …
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Shapely like a peanut in the shell or a guitar or a woman, these new slab construction vases are so great. I made a group of 10 over the last two months. My kiln is small, so the most I could fire at a time were four. The last one has a faux clock. The …
Recently enjoyed a beautiful afternoon baby shower with lovely floral arrangements. Inspired by a few snapshots, these “Classic Bouquet”, “White Floral Bouquet” and “White Butterfly Loving Flowers” canvases came together. “Classic Bouquet”, the first image has already been sold. The other two are still available. Which variation do you like?
Been working on some small, ready to hang, canvases. Here are a batch.
Wondering if this composition might be a good inspiration to finish the big painting in progress. Feeling a little off since my leg has been hurting this week, but I am on the mend and all the color really helps.
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