Musings

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Apr 18, 2022
1 min

I recently found a notebook of sketches I did way back in the early ‘70s. It was a big surprise for me to see how organized I was. I...

Aug 12, 2021
1 min

Pinked

As a confirmed grammar nerd, I subscribe to the Merriam-Webster word of the day.To my surprise, the word pink came up as a noun and verb....

Dec 25, 2020
2 min

‘Tis the season

It is close to, probably past, the eighteen year anniversary of this blog. Hard to believe. Like a lot of other things these days. There...

Nov 13, 2020
2 min

Totem on my mind

“The Importance of Getting the Name Right, no.8″: 36″ x 36”; oil & collage on canvas Recently I have been thinking a lot about totems....

Oct 2, 2020
2 min

Miles in memories

Miles Davis died 29 years ago this week. This morning his son and nephew were talking about growing up with him on “q”. He was obsessed...

Aug 14, 2020
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Banksy on art

#Inspiration #Nonverbalcommunication #Abstractart #AbstractPainting #Creativity #Romeo #Work #Art #Painting #Dogs #Color #Time

Jul 23, 2020
2 min

What is it all about anyway

How Art Began”, written and produced by the British sculptor Antony Gormley. Gormley goes deep into ancient caves to see the drawings on...

Jun 1, 2020
2 min

Well . . .

Recently a friend who knows more than me about the business of art told me I would sell more paintings if I raised my prices. He meant, I...

Apr 21, 2020
1 min

The art of today

I finally realized that painting, making art, won’t solve everything. At least, not for me anyway. It won’t bring predictable weather, it...

Feb 10, 2020
1 min

Monopoly

A few weeks ago I was walking with two other people and their dogs when Romeo, my very friendly pup, ran ahead to offer a happy greeting...

Dec 2, 2019
2 min

The cost of living

I went to a memorial service for someone very unique last Sunday. He was a very talented photographer and lovely person. Every time I was...

Jun 4, 2019
1 min

My new hero

Over the years I’ve had a few art heroes. Mark Rothko, Ellsworth Kelly, and of course, Rembrandt. I have been inspired by Diebenkorn’s...

Mar 14, 2019
1 min

The pleasure/pain principle (in art)

Etel Adnan, “Untitled” (2014), Oil on canvas, 10 ½ x 13 ¾ inches (27 x 35 cm) (© Etel Adnan, Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.) Recently I...

Mar 7, 2019
2 min

The honey pot

“It’s Not What You Think, no. 3″; oil & collage on canvas; 60″ x 84” At the end of a week workshop I taught in Mahone Bay last September,...

Feb 4, 2019
2 min

Confessions of a grammar nerd

I’ve always been fascinated by language, specifically words, and more specifically proper use of words. Give me a book, or any piece of...

Jan 21, 2019
1 min

Memories of a rock concert

When I was nine months pregnant with my second child, living in Manhattan, just before Christmas in 1967, I went to a concert by a...

Aug 6, 2018
2 min

Hunting for the muse

Recently a friend asked me what is my muse. At first I didn’t know what to say. I did say that I just always wanted to do something like...

Jul 31, 2018
1 min

We did it!

I had an amazing, joyful experience at the dentist this morning. Yes, the dentist! I had a severe toothache last week, the kind where...

Jul 26, 2018
1 min

Now you see me, now you don’t

For whom do we create? How important is accessibility? My friend, Nanci Lee, a poet, recently submitted her work for publication. She was...

May 30, 2018
1 min

Cutting it short, or not

Romeo likes to make up games for himself. Lately he has been pushing his ball over the edge of the dock into the lake. Then he tries to...