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Show: Kenmore Art 2014
See this award-winning piece through this weekend, Sunday, June 29, 10am-7pm, Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Drive NE in Kenmore, WA
Art at Home: Totes and Pillows
I know, I know: most of you want to SEE and FEEL work before you buy. But one of the advantages of digital work is that I can hop on any bandwagon that rolls into town. Look, for example, at the expanded options Redbubble has added! Now you can order my work in not only…
Process: Looking for Focus
Some photos are great for detail or layers, but a composition needs a focal point. I’m sorting through images from my recent trips to Scotland and Ireland, looking for the zingers. What I can’t figure out is whether these images are good as is, or would benefit from some layering. I’m thinking that a very…
The British Landscape
Just back from my third visit to Scotland, and it’s still true: there’s something so compelling and inspirational about the British countryside. Here’s one of my compositions from there, Dale. Compared to the long views of the Skagit Valley farmland, the horizons in England and Scotland have a more immediate focal point. Trees and old buildings…
Skagit Horizons
Have you driven through the Skagit Valley in northwestern Washington? I find it beautiful all year, not just during its famous tulip season. The horizons are visible for miles! That I grew up in a farming area likely explains why I’m drawn to these views. My home town, in the Ottawa Valley, has similar terrain. A friend…
365 Project: Worth It?
Yesterday was my last post for my Collage365 project. Wow, I made it through a whole year! Was it worth doing? If you’re thinking of starting (or quitting) a daily art project, here are some thoughts to keep in mind. Accomplishment This is your carrot. While you can achieve some of the other points here…
Trunk Show!
Spring 2014 My own version of the designer trunk show: I’ll bring you my current work in the back of my car! Have you wondered how my pieces look when they’re printed? Or how my collages turned out once prepped for hanging? I have some work — actual ready-to-hang pieces, not just digital — on hand,…