Tag: art

  • Fresh Tracks

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    A new year rolls out ahead, ready for us to make our mark on it. I’ve been making fresh tracks in my studio using charcoal to draw the chatty neighborhood crows, the reclusive rabbit in the hills nearby, and the acrobatic backyard squirrel who hangs artfully from our grapevine in August, his cheeks stuffed with…

  • Joy

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    Happy holidays!

  • The Storybook Makers Illustration Exhibition

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    A wonderful exhibit of children’s book illustration is coming to the Village Theatre Art Gallery in Danville, CA. I am pleased to be part of the exhibit. The opening reception is May 1, from 5-8PM. Other events include: Hope to see you there!

  • Drawing Performance

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    Drawing is a performance – It is one time then and there Of the moment As an act of creation is. Beatrice Darwin* Charcoal is a medium I’ve used for years, but never with such abandon until recently. I draw with willow and vine as well as compressed charcoals in stick and pencil form. Last…

  • Corita Kent and the purpose of art

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    “Our purpose of art is to alert people to things they may have missed.”  Corita Kent Every day, I see some wonder, some epiphany in the arts and in nature that makes me want to clap my hands, jump up and down, shout ‘oh la la’, and do something about it like draw, paint or…