Nature is the source of all true knowledge– Leonardo da Vinci Storms make trees take deeper roots. Dolly Parton I am so fortunate to have a few days in the house of a friend. It sits on a tall bluff over these waves. It has been rainy and brutally windy. Despite the house shuddering and […]
Forces of Nature
November 15th, 2023Energy!
March 6th, 2018Energy and persistence conquer all things. – Benjamin Franklin He was a very clever man, that Ben Franklin, as we know. Also brilliant, lustful, charming and cultured. Another one of his sayings that I admire (and lament not being able to actuate) is the good old: early to bed and early to rise, […]
The Power of Color
January 12th, 2018Color is a power which directly influences the soul. Wassily Kandinsky Color has emotion. Are you feeling blue? Did you see red? Are you green with jealousy? These metaphors are not random. Blue? Have you ever sung the blues? During Picasso’s Blue Period he painted in a very subdued palette: blues, grays, pale […]
Hot Wax, Color and Fire
December 11th, 2017Release the Image: Find your artist within!
July 10th, 2016REGISTER HERE! CLASS SIZE LIMITED TO NINE STUDENTS BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED STUDENTS WELCOME. Working with moist watercolor on Arches cold-pressed paper, Liza will guide you in the exploratory process of using brush and color to release the image that waits within the washes. Discover shape and form by working in […]
Maintenant
May 14th, 2016Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well. Mark Twain Years ago, in one of the MANY on-line and in-the-flesh workshops I took with Alyson Stanfield, she suggested that we choose a word for the year. One word that would clarify, energize and inspire whenever it was invoked. […]
Gratitude! How to start a Kickstarter Campaign?
November 22nd, 2015Art Phobic? Come on Down!
October 28th, 2015Humor & technique= Success for Natalie Featherston
October 1st, 2015I was so pleased to be able to meet Natalie Featherston last Friday at her opening at Meyer East Gallery on famed Canyon Road in Santa Fe. I have admired her work for years for its quirky, joyful celebration of different realms of art: innocent childish art and sophisticated professional work. Her trompe-l’oeil style is […]
Painting LIVE!
September 24th, 2015Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone. -Robert Allen. Standing in a public place working on my paintings all day? Making decisions, trying them out, then trying something different? With everyone watching??? (gulp!!!) Art is a conversation. I make a mark, the painting responds. I hear my muse telling me the next step. […]