A few weeks ago I talked about a French Gallery, Carré d'Artistes, with which I'm associated. They have over 30 galleries worldwide and market mainly to tourists. The idea is to offer 4 sizes...
Add a little sparkle to your painting using gold leaf. I love the way it catches the light as you walk by it. It's easy to do. The traditional way is to use red...
Be bold and add color to your paintings and to your life. When others ask, I often say that when you are painting, "If you don't like it, paint over it. It's only paint...
Helen Frankenthaler was a woman ahead of her times. She was instrumental in the world's acceptance of women artists as welll as abstract art. I found this article on http://www. Artsy.net to be bery...
The Art Show summer season is coming to a close for me but one of the biggest and best is just around the corner. The Palo Alto Festival of the Arts is Aug. 24-25...
I'm fortunate to have a fairly large space to work in, someplace that I can close the door, walk away, and not worry about the splatters, drips or mess. I'm pretty untidy, cluttered, and...
Putting together a stretched canvas requires quite a few steps. Prep and assembly. Except for the small paintings that I work on, all my canvas are made by my handy husband, Tom. I give...
Starting a painting - facing an empty canvas can sometimes be daunting. I usually start with a concept and a palette in mind but that quickly changes. Often I get it going with a...
Carré d/Artistes is a gallery with whom I am associated. It's based in France and they have 33 galleries worldwide. They focus on the tourist trade in major cities so the paintings offered are...
It's been a long time, but I fondly remember my younger days spent at the beach. Growing up in Southern California in the South Bay going to the beach as much as possible was...