2016 Goals

So here are my plans for the year…! I’ll surely add to and subtract from this list, but quite a few of these are goals that MUST be accomplished, rather than things I hope to get done. Which is a bit of a change from prior years! ART Have 20 paintings...

Looking Back: 2015 Accomplishments

I like to make a practice of reviewing my progress at the end of the year/beginning of the next. It helps me put my work in perspective, and gives me motivation to set goals for the coming year. Thus, this brief reflection! This year was as hard as last, in its own...

State of the Bird, Back-To-School Edition

Lots of things in the works! First, and foremost… the kids are back in school, including my youngest, who is in kindergarten! They are enjoying their school very much, and things look good so far. (Only 3 days in, but hey.) This gives me three hours every...

2014: Year In Review

This has really been a year of ups and downs. I called 2013 transformative, and it was. 2014 was… illuminating. In the spring, I had 7 paintings in a group show at Art Access Gallery called “Strong Women”; in May, I had two pieces accepted in the...

State of the Bird: Long Convalescence and Your Art

You just can’t avoid getting sick. It happens. But what happens to the art when you get sick? I came down with my pulmonary embolism in mid-July, just as I was waiting to hear from one gallery about whether or not they’d represent me, and waiting to hear...