This was so ridiculous, I had to share it. You may have seen one of my previous posts – possibly on social media – showing a car that had been abandoned in Maine, in a parking lot. It was half-buried in snow. I have no idea if anyone ever claimed it. But then, when we…
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Mailart Postcards – Set 1
In June 2023, I decided to get back to mailart, starting with a batch of very old, blank postcards I’d found when I was weeding-out our old storage boxes. The first one was drawn by hand and painted with watercolors. The rest were torn-paper collages. All were sent – with no machine cancellations at…
Disney on My Mind?
This post may contain affiliate links. See my income disclosure. Clearly, it’s been a while since I’ve shared any updates. Our move back to New England didn’t go as planned. (Then again, our lives seem to be like that, and it always turns out to be serendipity.) Now, we’re thinking in bigger terms, planning our…
A New Journey, a New Art Journal
As 2022 winds down, our latest move didn’t go as planned. (For many of us, I think “unexpected” describe recent years.) Oh, we love New England. It’s where we find chatty, happy, people and an immediate sense of community. We love the coastline and salt air, the art galleries and creative opportunities. This area gives…
Powerful/Create
My collages are intuitive. I never know what they’ll look like – or what they’ll mean (to me, anyway) – until they’re finished. This is very much that kind of torn-paper collage. It’s darker than my usual works, but in a mysterious, moody, “old money” way. It will look best matted and then placed in…
Chance/Explore
In a hotel room in Maine, still “on the road” as we move to New England, I’m making torn-paper collages again. This one is very different from the torn-paper collages I was creating in Florida. It’s more vibrant. More animated. My husband says it looks “happier.” I agree. The elements include brilliant colors, some hippie-style…
A Week in a Disney Springs Hotel
While my husband is finishing his two weeks’ notice at his recent workplace – and I’m working in our Disney Springs hotel room – I’ve completed five new torn-paper collages. I kind of love how my art is becoming more layered (figuratively, at least) and meaningful. Getting a good night’s sleep again, after over a…
Revisiting Plein Air Painting
“Plein air” means painting outdoors, on location, instead of in the studio. The artist is capturing the scene as well as the mood and atmosphere of the location. It’s been years since I’ve done this, and – with cooler weather in Florida, right now – I’ve been getting outside with my portable easel. The first…
Lake Winnisquam Sunrise – Triptych
This triptych has a history. Its current subject – Lake Winnisquam at dawn – was not its first incarnation. Here’s a photo of the finished work. It’s an acrylic painting, and each of the three canvases is about 18″ x 24″. Here’s my original photo from Oct 2014. We spent a month in a cabin…
Finding Happiness – Torn Paper Collage
Unlike most of my collages, this is about place. It has no people in it. Not even a hint of one. It’s because place was on my mind when I woke up this morning. Places where I fit in. That’s New England. Mostly Boston and coastal Maine, NH, and Massachusetts. And almost any arts community….
Door Gallery – Sharing Art
For the past few years, I’ve regularly featured art on the front door to our home. I’m not sure how many people actually see it, but it’s my way of adding original art to a world that sometimes lacks originality. I believe that art has an authenticity that’s only appreciated when it can be viewed,…
Better Starts Now – Torn-Paper Collage
Most of my collages flow almost effortlessly as I create them. This one challenged me at several points. Sometimes when I work, I lay out all of the pieces before I start gluing them in place. At other times, I glue pieces as I tear them to size. Most of the time, it’s a little…