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I returned to the Wholesome Holmstead farm last Saturday to observe the clay oven workshop.  The plan was to have an open invitation for people to come and help them build a small clay pizza oven.  They had put the word out to their friends, family, and customers, and community…and what a jovial bunch showedContinue reading “Building a clay pizza oven”

Kim’s painting of the WH sign Kim and I had planned on going back to the farm on June 23rd to help them build their pizza oven…but nature had other plans! Heavy rain was in the forecast so the farm rescheduled for the following week.  But we figured we would get a few hours inContinue reading “Re-imagined”

Had another great night making monotypes.   I really loved the image of the big barn from the day before, but I wanted to flip the composition.  I loved the result and so I made one more (so far).  In the second one, I added red to give more dimension and a hint of theContinue reading “More barns!”

Hit the studio today making more monotypes for the CSA Project at the Harlow Gallery.  Like the last set I was working on, I’m really digging the look and feel of this process.  My husband taught me a method for monotypes using water soluble Speedball ink on a plexiglass plate.  I played around with it andContinue reading “Pulling more monotypes”

I’ve been neglecting my blog (as most bloggers do) but it’s not because I have nothing to say.  Quite the contrary, I have much to say but I’ve been blogging on the CSA project website and not here!  Shame on me!  So here I’ll cram it all into one post and then I promise I’llContinue reading “CSA project update”

My friend Kim and I were accepted to a very exciting project with the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell, ME called CSA – Community Supporting Arts.  We were paired with a local farm, Wholesome Holmstead of Winthrop, ME,  and we are going to create a body of work based on our inspirations from the farmland, theContinue reading “CSA Project started”

Caran d’Arche Neocolor II water soluble wax pastels I’ve been asked a few times to explain what these wax pastels are that I’ve been using lately.  They are Caran d’Arche Neocolor II water soluble wax pastels, also called Aquarelle Artist Pastels.  Now, be sure that you’re buying Neocolor II and not I– Neocolor I pastelsContinue reading “Using Caran d'Arche Neocolor II pastels”

Finished another handwoven scarf!  I really love using my table loom. It’s such a great therapy of sorts for me — when I’m not feeling 100% to work on painting in my studio, I can sit in front of the tv and comfortably weave. For this scarf, I wove in two threads at a time,Continue reading “Ocean Blue and Jeweled Purple scarf”

First couple of shots with the Impossible Film Ready for some fun! I must have spent a small fortune on Polaroid film back in the day. But the satisfaction of an instant image spitting out of that camera and knowing that it was the only one of its kind was fantastic.  As a painter, IContinue reading “No longer Impossible”

Despite my camera’s best effort to foil my documentation (I completely blame technology, not myself), here are some new paintings from last month… Backstays; Acrylic, Casein, Graphite, Wax Pastel; 18″ x 18″ Let It All Hang Out; Acrylic & Wax Pastel; 18″ x 18″ This Is Where I Hide; Acrylic, Casein, & Wax Pastel; 18″ x 18″