An Artist’s Exploration of St. John

January 16th, 2013
An Artist's Exploration of St. John

  Just yesterday I flew from warm sunshine on a luminous Caribbean beach to the gray winter skies of New England. . Fortunately it was not too cold so re-entry was not as harsh as it might have been. Today my forest view is muted with softly falling snow. I had group of young artists […]

Traveling in the Zone

January 26th, 2012
Traveling in the Zone

 “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. St. Augustine It’s a choice to set out on the road. Sometimes it’s for business, sometimes for adventure, but always interesting. I’ve had the good fortune to travel to many fascinating places. When I was young my family lived in […]

Traveling in the Zone

January 26th, 2012
Traveling in the Zone

 “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. St. Augustine It’s a choice to set out on the road. Sometimes it’s for business, sometimes for adventure, but always interesting. I’ve had the good fortune to travel to many fascinating places. When I was young my family lived in […]

I am moving my Studio!!!!

August 8th, 2011
Liza in Granary Studio

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. -Walt Disney GROAN! I am moving! But it’s the grunt work of the move that is daunting. The editing and decision making and tossing of things that once seemed indispensable! Once that’s done […]

Aloha and Mahalo

April 13th, 2011
Aloha and Mahalo

This is the most magnificent, balmy atmosphere in the world– ought to take dead men out of grave. Mark Twain in Hawaii As usual, Mark Twain is correct. Hawaii does have magnificent, balmy sea breezes which rustle through the palm fronds and froth the translucent waves. I had never been to these islands before, but […]

Tis a poor craftswoman who blames her tools…

April 7th, 2011
Tis a poor craftswoman who blames her tools...

          Anything you can do needs to be done, so pick up the tool of your choice and get started. Ben Linder Perhaps it’s frivolous to write a quote about art tools while quoting Ben Linder, but I know that he would undoubtedly have approved of choosing the appropriate tools to […]