People often ask me how long I’ve been an artist… The answer of course, is FOREVER… but how did it start? Perhaps it began in the sandpile, or with a box of crayons or clay from the ditch behind the house. Many long summer hours were spent creating dolls from hollyhock blossoms using my […]
I recently had an unfortunate incident with a painting I was mailing to a collector. The painting is 5″ x 5″ so it didn’t seem to present much of a problem. I’ve mailed large paintings across the country and they’ve arrived perfectly well. I carefully wrapped the painting in glassine paper. (Glassine is a special […]
Have you ever suddenly discovered a simple act that makes your life immensely easier? A no-brainer that you should have figured out years ago? For instance, when I finally figured out (after YEARS of working with pen and ink with students of all ages) that if I used a little masking tape to secure the […]
People often ask how long I’ve been working on a particular painting… It’s sort of a silly question. I remember my doctor telling me that the surgery on my carpal tunnel would only take 20 minutes or so, which made the price seem exorbitant. But she had spent 20 years perfecting her technique, which made […]
Parents ask how it happens. How So many children walk out of my studio at the end of four jam-packed days of Summer Aartz camp with SO much wonderful art. The answer is that it isn’t hard and it isn’t easy. But it is intense. I have students from ages 7-17. The common denominator is […]
Now that I’ve delivered the work to my show at Gallery in the Woods in Brattleboro, VT. I can get back to some other art I’ve been wanting to share. I’ve blogged about Joseph Raffael before, but this artist does NOT disappoint. Earlier this spring I went to NYC again to see his work at […]
I love that quiet moment before the dawn when black and white shadows begin to transform into color. But many people think that I am seeing it from the wrong end… after working into the wee hours, or through the night. I have watched the sun rise after standing at my easel all night long […]
I have an exhibition opening this Friday night in Brattleboro, Vermont. The Gallery in the Woods is eclectic and lovely. All of the work is top notch. I’m very pleased to have been invited to exhibit there. It isn’t in the woods at all, it’s at 145 Main street, right downtown. This is First Friday […]
I have an exhibition opening this Friday night in Brattleboro, Vermont. The Gallery in the Woods is eclectic and lovely. All of the work is top notch. I’m very pleased to have been invited to exhibit there. It isn’t in the woods at all, it’s at 145 Main street, right downtown. This is First Friday […]
I know it’s a silly superstition, but sometimes things seem to come in threes. Yesterday I was hiking in our Vermont forest with my son who is visiting from Hawaii. (We had three very nice hikes while he was here.) It’s just wrong to answer a phone while hiking in the woods, so I let […]