Artist, Author, Television Host, Producer, and Songwriter.
I am often asked, “Do you teach?” I sure do! I typically hold quarterly workshops, and I also share my love of painting via my television show Give Your Walls Some Soul, and via my web series, Nacho Mamma’s Painting Show. I have covered just about every subject matter in the 70+ episodes of…
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We’ve made it easy for you to be inspired! Now you can get most episodes of Give Your Walls Some Soul as a rental, download, or DVD! When you click on the episode listings in the Multimedia Section, or if you click on the link that says Purchase DVD’s, you now have the opportunity to…
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I’ve always loved to paint big, so writing and producing video for television and the web has been a natural progression. TELEVISION SERIES ~ Give Your Walls Some Soul At age 44 I discovered television. The Executive Director of our local cable access center gave a presentation at a Chamber of Commerce Mixer about how…
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My Italian Grandmother made the most delicious cookies and she generously shared them with everyone. Noni would bring them to her doctor, she’d deliver them to her neighbors, she even gave some to the crew repairing the street in front of her house. When Noni was alive, she would bake an incredible assortment for me…
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This post is part of an ongoing gratitude series celebrating people who’ve given me a huge creative boost. Today I am celebrating creative powerhouse that is Jan Janes. Jan’s official title is Programming Director for CMAP. But the title only scratches the surface of her talents. I think she needs a new one. To me…
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He’s hooked. Totally hooked. I was afraid this was going to happen. It wasn’t enough for Monkey Made of Sockies to be on the set of Give Your Walls Some Soul. Oh no, he wanted more. Soon he was clamoring for the opening shot for every episode. And we agreed. His cheerful presence is uplifting.…
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Thanks so much to the Coastal Television Network for airing “Give Your Walls Some Soul”. They are busy encoding 60 plus episodes. Soon you’ll find us here: KJEO TV Fresno, CA Fresno, Visalia, Madera, Sanger, Merced, Clovis. Fowler, Reedley, Dinuba, Selma, Kingsburg, Squaw Valley, Kerman, Auberry, Yosemite Lakes, Chowchilla, Oakhurst, Mariposa, Easton, Leemore, Hanford, Tulare,…
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It was an interesting night, Give Your Walls Some Soul was a WAVE (Western Access Video Excellence) Award finalist in several categories. Yet, one by one, each time they announced the winning producers name, it was not mine that was announced. As the last category was announced, it appeared I was to go home empty…
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I'm a creature of habit. I get up, grab some coffee, check in here , Twitter, and Blip and then head for the easel. I
This post is part of an ongoing gratitude seriescelebrating people who've given me a huge creative boost. Today I am
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Special thanks go out to Jenn Ostenson and the Cerra Vista PTO for booking me for an Author Visit last month. It
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