Two new pieces in my Etsy shop

Columbia River I just added these mixed media works, Columbia River and camping with bears .  At the moment, I'm enjoying working on sm...

How it all began

My mother dropped by yesterday with a box of memorabilia.  Included in the box were my class pictures from elementary school.  Here's my...

Another Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal

Another sex abuse scandal in the Catholic church. I find this appalling. It literally makes me sick to my stomach when I hear about these pr...

Quote of the Week

Never lend your car to anyone whom you give birth. - Erma Bombeck

I Want Candy Mommy

I want candy and I know where to get it. Cohen Stone just couldn't resist this glass case filled with sweets and teddy bears. He needed...

Vending machines that dispense art

I first heard about Art-o-mat when I was teaching in Eugene many years ago.  A fellow colleague told me about a vintage cigarette vending m...

Amtrack it from Portland to Seattle

The beautiful ceiling in Portland's historical Union Station, which opened in 1896.   While the kids were away for a couple of days, my ...

Six months and counting

My first blog post showed a photo of my work table.  This is how it looks today (just organized, of course). It's been an incredible jou...

Quote of the Week

Human beings are the only creatures who allow their children to come back home. - Bill Cosby

Portland/Brooklyn Artist Series, Week 6: Justin "Scrappers" Morrison

For our final week of the artist series, I interviewed Portland artist Justin "Scrappers" Morrison .  I first met Scrappers in my ...

Unique sketchbooks

While we're on the topic of sketchbooks, here are a few items I have been eying. clockwise: Death in Art journal , the time is now  Book...

Giveaway: A Pocketbook Gallery!

There is much to celebrate in the next week and a half- the start of Spring, six months of blogging, and my birthday! It seems the perfect t...

Exploring new ideas

I'm a homebody, but my mind often thinks about lands elsewhere. A theme that I have been studying recently is exploration.  Two new piec...

It's a small world indeed

Marie Watt, Marker: Complete , 2010 In recent months while searching for art on the internet, I have stumbled upon a few artists who attende...

Animal portraits by Sharon Montrose

These animal portraits were taken by Los Angeles based photographer Sharon Montrose who has an uncanny ability to make you fall in love wit...

My painting palettes

I picked up a porcelain palette this past week that I'm really excited about. It was an "as is" item at the art store because ...

Portland/Brooklyn Artist Series, Week 5: Anthony Georgis

I thought the art of shooting with film was nearly dead until I met photographer Anthony Georgis .  We were both in line at the rental secti...