Apr
04
2012

Functional Abstract

Abstract Gold Chair Front

The charming chairs I’ve created for charity have proved to be really popular. So much so, that I have been receiving commissions for funky chairs from people who do not wish to wait for a charity event. Like all commissioned work, sometimes people give me free reign, other times they are very specific in their…
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Mar
27
2012

Painting of the Day ~ Santa Rosa Valley

Santa Rosa Valley

I was recently commissioned to paint  an abstract landscape and I’m excited to get started on it. And that recent commission reminded me of the very first abstract landscapes I ever painted,  Santa Rosa Valley. The active foreground is an interesting contrast to he peaceful background. (An apt echo of my life at the time.…
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Oct
28
2011

Painting With The Camera

Rosso Metall

There are people who know more than they can do, and people who can do more than they know. Michael Linstrom I am so grateful I fall in to the category of the latter. I have been blessed with the passion to try whatever art form turns me on. Some art forms, like music and…
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Oct
10
2011

Announcing Hand Painted Blank Books

Sketchbook/Journals

I hear it all the time. “I love your paintings but I don’t have an inch of walls space left.”  Now you can get affordable,  passionate art and it won’t take up an inch of wall space! Announcing Hand Painted Blank Books     160 pages 4″ x 6″ Covers painted in archival acrylic. This…
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Sep
15
2011

Studio View 9/15/11: New Perspective

Work in progress 9/15/11

Here’s a view of what’s cooking in the studio today. The coffeepot is nearly done. One parrot is close, and the other has just begun. As for the abstracts in the back, they’ll need to dry for at least another week before I can play with them again. In case you are wondering, the abstracts…
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Aug
25
2011

Painting of the Day~ Fairy Swirl

Fairy Swirl

Fairy Swirl Oil on Canvas 36″ x 36″   There’s a small fortune in metallic paint in many of my abstracts. I love placing gold, copper and bronze metallic paint over a layered red background. Click here to see more of my heavy metal abstracts :O)  

Aug
23
2011

Painting of the Day~ Fire Fairies

Fire Fairies

Fire Fairies Oil on Canvas 36″ x 36″ Private Collection   For a long time, I did not exhibit my abstracts. I felt they were so very different from my other work, and I was trying to present a consistent body of work to please the galleries. I also feared that many people would not…
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May
18
2011

Mini Landscape~River’s Got The Blues

River Tears

I’m playing with landscapes again today. I start these tiny (6″x6″) landscapes with a wildly toned surface, and then I just put down the color that feels most harmonious. Yesterday I lacked harmony. I really struggled with this little fellow. And at the end of the day, the poor fellow still looked like hell so…
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May
12
2011

I’m baaaack…Work in Progress 5/12/11

Work in Progress

There’s a lot cooking in my studio right now and it feels good. I’m back to working 1/2 a day on creative projects and half a day on the business side of my art. (For a while it was 3/4 business, 1/4 art.) On the easel is a painting of Mike and Mary Howard, and…
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May
11
2011

Southside Artist Residency 5/11 ~ Paint Flys Here

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Today’s session at Southside School was a whirlwind! The students had tremendous energy and really dove in to the lesson. Paint was flying everywhere! This year I suggested they wear gloves and they still had paint all over their upper body. There’s something about palette knife painting on a flat surface that invites a glorious…
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May
08
2011

Um Excuse Me, Art is Essential

Got The Blues

A few weeks ago, my sister’s significant other lost her home in a tornado, I didn’t send food. I didn’t send clothing. I sent art supplies. I overheard someone wonder why I would send something so non-essential after a tragedy. Um excuse me, art is essential! For creatives, tools are mandatory. It’s how we process…
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Apr
30
2011

Mini Landscape~Meadow Dream

Mini Meadow

This is such a quiet dreamy piece, also inspired by the land of San Benito County. This is an original 6×6 Oil Painting on archival gesso board, Meadow Dream. You can collect this original for only $75.00! Sweet Dreams!

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