As the days go by, I am compiling the art that has been photographed well enough to put in the book of art that I have created since 1997 or so.   So many good ones, bad ones, and fun ones…not all of which are going to be included.  Dialogue about the who, why, what, and the state of mind during which is duly noted where appropriate.  We are never in the same mind space twice, even if we had a time machine in my opinion. 

Enjoy the moments of life, readers, as we never know when it’s our time to journey on.  

Below are the pieces that are drawn from the dragonfly specimens I brought from Maine.  So many midges and mosquitos there, and thank goodness for the enormous dragonfly.

The dragonflies are close to my heart and soul, as we saw so many huge ones in Maine…and here are some specimens I brought back with me to my studio.  That is part of my process…along with research, imagination, reference materials, and flair…and careful consideration to how it turns out on the canvas.  Here are some reference shots that I thought to include here…and the finished products along with them. 

I think of them as having relied on us, as humans, for a cleaner earth..

 

 

 

 

Thank you for coming to the Artwalk in Ballard at the upscale, hip, and awesome Beehive Mercantile shop!!  The art will be up for a month. So if you didn’t get there last night, please drop in and check it out!  Below is the blue suede shoe…

The ‘show’ includes two shoes, two ladies showing confidence and nurturing, dragonflies, Fremont Solstice Parade Participants, social commentary, and sunflowers.

Here is my process for the sunflowers:  My husband bought me a bunch of beautiful large sunflowers I used in my studio for reference…and of course I used imagination and careful selection…and free flowing lines of freedom.  Background first, after a preliminary sketch of composition.  Then layers of background to get the right blues with some movement in the ‘air’.  After the background was complete, I moved onto the stalks, full with hairs…like us…and then the petals of the sunflower…stylized with free flowing lines and relaxed petals.

Here’s a snapshot of it before it was done:

 

 

You can see the finished painting in the window of The Beehive Mercantile in Ballard.  

SAVE the date:  Friday, March 25th, 5-8pm.  Fully masked…fundraising event for AAUW scholarship recipient…should be really a great time !

Well…holy moly…an entire year has passed…finally created some new art…for the AAUW Art for STEM fundraiser in March…and for the April artist of the month at Bee Mercantile.   Looking forward to both.

I will be working on  a shell and sea life series as well a vintage series that celebrates women.  We shall see how that goes.

Let 2022 be great people!

Here is a painted image of my mom when she was in her early twenties I believe.  It is 24 by 36 inches, in acrylic.

January 2021…can’t believe how time has slipped by so fast.   If you like to play cards, check out trickstercards.com or bridgebase.com, alone or with friends.  Good time to get things in order and go through your things!

2021 is here.  Happy New year!

Happy holidays everyone!  I haven’t added to this blog in quite a while, but wish you all the very best.  Be safe, find happiness and share it, and love.

Artwalk at Ok Underground.  Link here:  Art at Pioneer Square

I will have some things there…and it will be a fun time seeing downtown and walking around the galleries too!!  6-9pm, Thursday, February 6th…and FREE Parking…see link for more information!!!

New Show!!   At the Fremont Space Building 3rd Floor…

First Art Walk- February 7th, 6-9pm
Second Art Walk- March 6th, 6-9pm

I will have some new art there, small paintings and drawings, as well as 4′ x 7′ drawings…as scrolls.  Hope to see you at the artwalks!!

It’s time to come out and see some art, get a good walk in around Fremont, and mingle!

December 7th, Saturday, from 9:30 am until -4 pm, come to the Winterfest Bazaar held by the PTA at the Lake Forest Park Elementary School:  18500 37th Avenue North East in Lake Forest Park, zip 98155.  It is right off of Ballinger Way.

I will be there with my pet portraits, coloring books, handmade Viking hats, hand made clutch bags, etc…

This August 10th, from 6 pm -9 pm, come to the U-Frame it shop in Ballard off Market street: Here’s the link:  Ballard Artwalk

There will be a free raffle to enter.  The ‘Lipstick Shoe’ print will be raffled off.  Hope to see you there!

Looking for some fun?  Come to the Swedish Club this weekend for just that!!!!  I will be there with my Danish treasures at a booth upstairs!  Look forward to seeing you!!

Friends of the Shoreline Library are having their annual Book & Media Sale!  It is an excellent opportunity to get books and movies for yourself and your family at super good prices.  Bring your family and friends!

Here are the details:

September 21, 22, 23, 2018

The event is to be held at the Shoreline Library at 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline, WA 98155.   Come to the Members Only Preview Sale which is Friday, September 21, 5-7 pm.  There are different levels of support starting at $10.  Membership forms available at the book sale entrance.

The main event is on Saturday, September 22, from 10am-4pm.

Sunday, September 23, 11 am-3 pm is the official ‘bag’ day. Come Sunday with $4 for your opportunity to stuff a paper bag (we supply the bag) to the brim with books of your choice!

Salmon…the newest painting I have done so far…it is available for purchase at the Classic Consignment Shop in Ballard…and tonight from 6-9pm (7/14/12018)  there is an event with two other artists…it should be fun!!  Come on out!!

This acrylic on canvas piece is 24 inches by 36 inches.

The Richmond Beach Strawberry Festival is happening Saturday.  Friday night you are invited from 6-9pm for refreshments, music, and art…at the Richmond Beach Library.  I hope to see some friends!!  Pictured above is a part of a larger picture titled, New Memories…a graphite original.

http://richmondbeachwa.org/events/strawberry/

Through mid May, take a nice drive to Ballard, and stop at the Classic Consignment Shop.  It has everything a couple, single person, or family need to set up housekeeping.  My art is there throughout the shop, as well as on the wooden south wall.  All originals.

Through the end of March come see the art on the 4th floor…from oil paintings to ink drawings.  The building is the Fremont Space Building, open from 8am until about 6 each day.

Friday, February 2nd, 2018 starting at 6pm at the Femont Space Building’s 4th floor my art will be available for sale and show, as well as coloring books I created and some note cards.  It is an event in Fremont for the ART WALK, so there will be other venues to enjoy as well!!  Hope to see you there!

6×6 Event at the Shoreline Community College is this Saturday night from 7 til 930….hope to see some people I know as well as meet some of the Linkedin contacts I haven’t met in person yet!!

Below are the 6 entries I made this year…some whimsy, ridiculous, and some nutty ones.  They all measure 6 inches square. All mixed media.

These six all look better in person.

July 2017 BEEE cognizant of your gardening methods…and care of the bee and pollinator families….here’s my bee for you:

Here is a sneak peak at the most recent oil painting in 2017…entire painting on canvas with oil measures approximately 2.5′ wide by 4′ high.  We have many woodpeckers in the northwest…the northern flicker.  Original painting $450-

Today, June 17th, from 10 am until 4 pm…you are welcome to come to see me, talk, tell me about what is new in your life, listen to a great guitarist,  and breathe in the fragrant floral life.  Address is 17420 44th Avenue North East, Lake Forest Park…Secret Garden Tour day!!!  Coloring books with the above subject matter is available for $10 at the local gift shop here in Richmond Beach, right next to the Mexican restaurant.

You are invited to an artist’s reception this evening, May 12th, from 6-9 pm.  Where?  At the Richmond Beach Library.

Lovely music, tasty refreshments, artist’s and their creations!!  Come meet new people, mingle, and enjoy yourselves!

The Around & About Seattle coloring book I created is available now for $20.  Produced locally, in a censored and uncensored version.

I create portraits of dogs, cats, and can do birds as well.  If you are considering a portrait, contact me.

Just a bit of whimsy for your Christmas cheer!!  Happy Holidays everyone!

My ‘Welcome to Seattle’ Danish placemat is available for sale.  Orientation is perpendicular to dining guest.  The Scandinavian Swedish Cultural Center Bazaar is a wonderful event  each year.  What a nice group of people.

Gardening With Colour….an adult coloring book, volume 1 in an open ended series at this point in time.  Our Northwest garden, with blooms, leaves, statuary, arbors, insects, and imagination was the catalyst.  Such beauty in nature…with the rustling of leaves overhead, vivid colors opaque in the shade, and some near to translucent in the sun, really spark an appreciation.

Here is the link to the amazon page for the coloring book….or you can buy it from me directly…hope you enjoy it…let me know, send me an email so I can read what you have to say!

PET PORTRAITS

With a loving family of animals myself – nonhuman and human alike – I hope to give others a material representation of a loved one. Companion portraits showing the inner spirit of the subjects allow a remembrance of the dear loved one as well as an emotional connection through a range of mediums. Whether in life or death a companion portrait provides a concrete image of the personality of the subject as well as the love they will always receive through a special familial bond.

This weekend, November 21st and 22nd, at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, come to the Antique show and sale…interesting things, unique people, and fascinating conversations. Saturday 10 am until 5 pm, and Sunday 10 am until 4 pm.

In the image below, you will find our cat, Caribou, all decked out ready for the show, and her cup of catnip tea.

Today and tomorrow…Swedish Cultural Center on Dexter in Seattle is having its annual holiday bazaar…we will be there!!  Come and see us!

 

For Tonight, September 12th from 6-9pm the Market Street Shoes in Ballard will have some pet portraits up.  Come get a free bookmark while they last, and enjoy an evening out in the nice weather and stroll the shops.  Here is a link to find out more:  http://ballardartwalk.blogspot.com/

On view for September are a series of oil paintings…at the Chaco Canyon Vegan Restaurant in Greenwood.  Just south of 85th on the east side of the street.  Reaaaaaly yummy food, in a relaxed environment.

Older news….

June 8, 2014…I will be participating in the Secret Garden Tour that is held in Lake Forest Park this Saturday…hope you will take the time to come out, hear music, have refreshments, see various artists painting, and enjoy the beautiful gardens.

June 30, 2014…participated in the Shoreline Arts Festival..a booth with a sampling of mediums:  acrylic Richmond Beach Coffee House, soft pastel Mason Bee, etc..and met some very interesting people….which spurred me to research and contact some Bee enthusiasts and environmentalists up north of here…quite a serendipitous thing.  Glad to have had three things juried into the show.  Liked the way the oil painting of the crow adapted to the deep Persian orange brick surface.  An enjoyable weekend.

July, 2014…discussing the bees with an expert in Woodinville proved highly educational.  Go to this web address:  http://crownbees.com/get-involved# .  Crown Bees is raising awareness for the importance of the Mason Bee.

August 16th be sure to be at the Celebrate Shoreline event…FOSL will be there!

August 23rd, from 10am until 4pm…come to the Renton Art & Antique walk in downtown Renton…right off of 3rd!  Look forward to seeing you!

August 26th thru October 5th or so, be sure to visit the Gallery at Town Center in Lake Forest Park.  The gallery is on the lower side behind Third Place Books, next to the fabulously scrumptious bread bakery.  The gallery is truly a menagerie of artisans that have intriguing imaginations, an attention to detail that will make you examine more closely than before, and captivate your attention!  Some of my work will be on display and for sale.  Email me about what you think.

October 12th, 2014…This coming weekend at the Station House in Puyallup there will be an antique show and sale that you should come to…something for every taste.  Saturday 10am until 3pm.  Visit   http://www.clutterandcharm.com/  for details.

If you don’t have plans for this weekend, November 1st and 2nd, plan on taking in the Monroe Antique Show at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds…admission is five bucks each.  We will be there with a booth full of antiques.  We will look forward to seeing you there!

Here’s what is up for this weekend, the 8th of November!!  Seatac Community Center Holiday Bazaar….I will be there with my art….there will be many vendors with interesting things, and things to eat too!  Seatac Community Center, from 9am until 3pm.  Hope to see you!!!!!!!!!!!

December 7th…for this weekend there is a bazaar at the University House in Wallingford, and you all are invited!!  Sunday,  there will be refreshments and music.  Art of course, antiques and other vendors with their things.  I look forward to seeing you there!!  From 930am until 130pm.

April 4, 10 am until 4 pm…..Monroe Antique Show!  We are a vendor there, and there are interesting things to see!  Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Pavilion #600…follow the signs!

May 9th here in Richmond Beach there will be a Strawberry Festival with delicious things to eat, wonderful works of art, and interesting people to meet!!

May 24th…still missing our dog, Phoenix.  His liver and kidneys were failing, and his legs and hind quarter would not move for him.  I love you, Phoenix.

Wednesday going to Awolnation concert….sooooooooooo excited!

7/7 Be sure to check out the mini dragonfly show at the Cloud City Coffee on 88th and Roosevelt in Seattle.  I put it up about a week ago.  They are very nice at the coffee shop, and the coffee is excellent!!  It is a cool environment, and it is a very open concept layout for people.  Here is one picture I took after I set up the show!!

Thank you to everyone that came and had a look at the dragonfly exhibit at the Cloud City Coffee Shop on 88th and Roosevelt…a great open concept space to enjoy a great cup of java!  I hope you enjoy your complimentary bookmarks that were there!  They are all gone!

So, next, in August, at the Marketplace Street Shoes, there will be an insect series up…in soft pastels.  And, different complimentary bookmarks for all you avid readers out there, while they last!

Here is the link for the other Art Walk Ballard venues:   http://ballardartwalk.blogspot.com/p/artist-list.html

A really upscale boutique with great ladies’ and gent’s shoes, as well as clothing.  In a hip environment, with other shops nearby.  Check it out!