Maple in the Moonlight
Fabric and Thread 25″ x 30″ If you know me at all, you know how much I love trees and being outside. I was inspired by a little Japanese Maple up the street that...
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The Lady With The Map On Her Face
I did a smaller version of this early in my quilting artwork and always wanted to do a full size version. Morgana was such a pretty cat and lots of fun to photograph and...
Small Projects – Big Value
I love small projects – they are like my sketches. Generally smaller than a ten-inch square, I make them with Thinsulate as my batting so if it all goes south, I can still use...
Austin Quiltfest Coming in September, 2016
I had signed up to “hawk my wares” at the Old Bakery and Emporium as part of the Art Fair this summer but I wasn’t having much luck. On my last day, and feeling...
Went Down to Houston for Hunting Art Prize and All I Got Was This Lousy Poster
As we were pulling into the center, a young man asks “Are you an artist?” I had the huge pleasure of replying, “Why, yes I am!” – I don’t know what was more thrilling...
Mornin’/ZZZZZZ
–Mornin’ –ZZZZZZZ 16″ x 20″ Oil on Canvas Using what I was learning about glazing, I applied that to an oil painting. I love the way it picks up the light and gives the...
The Blue Belt
Oil Glazing on Smooth Board 18″ x 24″ I’ve been working on this piece for a while, applying almost 30 layers of glazes. It has taught me a lot about chiaroscuro, grisaille and...
Done, Gone and Moving On
I wrote this for the @#$% that left me four months after the wedding because “he made a mistake” and really just wanted to party all the time instead of be married. It all...
Comfort of the Blues
A little blues number about the day my ex walked out on me a few years ago. I’d just had the day from hell at work, traffic was bad and then…so I poured myself...
