Easter Eggs, Flowers, and Food
Here, you can see the Easter eggs we dyed today, only a dozen this year. We like to use the wide rubber bands saved from broccoli and leeks to get fancy designs.
Art
Inventing Abstraction Show at the MOMA
Yesterday I was delighted to go into the city with a friend to see the Inventing Abstraction show at the MOMA. Here are some highlights in my photos and…
Book Review: Georgia O’Keefe and Her Houses
This book is wonderfully well done and I give it five stars. Georgia O’Keefe had made $1,000,000 by 1929 on her art, and she spent it on these two sparse homes.
Art Donated to the Healing Newtown Art Center
Yesterday I posted a clay activity I volunteered for at the Healing Newtown Through the Arts center. I thought you might like to see some of the…
Photos of Healing Newtown Clay Date
The local pottery studios collaborated on offering three Saturday “Clay Dates” at the Healing Newtown Center for the Arts. Clay and glaze had been donated by…
Recent Watercolors in my Artist’s Journal
Here are the most recent watercolors that I’ve done in my artist’s journal…
New Abstract Painting by me: Italian Opera
Inspired by Italian opera, this painting was done in oil pastel.
Featured Artist: Henry Isaacs
I have recently “discovered” Henry Isaacs’ artwork. I find it thrilling. I imagine Peggy Guggenheim having money to invest in the careers of the artists she
Two Collages and a Quote
Here are two collages I’ve done recently in my artist’s journal out of recycled bits of last year’s calendar. The quote is from the January 14th issue of the..
Homeschool Art Fair 2013
Yesterday we held our yearly Classical Kids Art Fair; it was well attended and a rousing success. Here are just a few of the wonderful works displayed.
I’m in this Show at the Guild of Artists
The show is titled Resolution, and each work describes that artist’s resolution. My piece is shown at the bottom – Buy Organic is an oil 40” x 60” that…
Featured Artist: Paul Trowbridge
I’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine that intersects both my Christian Science and art communities. His name is Paul Trowbridge and here are some of…
My New Oil Painting: “Nascent Bud”
This new oil painting of mine is 24” x 36” and is titled “Nascent Bud.” I started this on New Year’s Day, contemplating the potential of new beginnings.
Book Review: The Art of Urban Sketching
This book arose out of a vibrant online community of urban sketchers sharing their locale through the internet; there are tips and sketches shared here from…
Best of 2012
Wow. I’ve finished four years on this daily blog. That’s 1,424 entries! Here are the best posts of 2012…
Pottery I Made and Gave for Christmas Gifts
It took me months to make these 11 pieces of pottery for Christmas presents, a project whose scope I underestimated but completed in time to mail mid-December.