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Having just returned from a wonderful tropical vacation in the Virgin Islands after leaving snowy, gray Idaho for two weeks. After a trip like that I should be recharged and ready to tackle the work I left behind – right? Wrong. In fact, I am feeling blue. I am overwhelmed by the work ahead; I don’t know where to start! Before I left town I was on such ‘a roll’…what happened? Obviously, I have gotten out of the habit of … [Read more...]
Most of you know that artists tend to be ‘right-brain’ thinkers. But in school, left-brain strategies are still the ones that are most often used in the classroom today. Right-brain students sometimes leave their school experience feeling inadequate - did you? Each individual person has a right, a left and/or a middle-brain ‘neurological style’ preference in which they view the world. By understanding the processes at work in our own … [Read more...]
Why am I feeling blue in the studio? I just had a successful gallery show and sold a lot of paintings in spite of the slump in the economy. I am grateful for my successes, but I still feel letdown, grumpy and just plain, blah! And worst of all – I can’t seem to drag myself back into the studio to paint. I don’t want to face those blank canvases! Maybe it is that typical, self induced artistic temperment we all suffer or indulge … [Read more...]
Picasso’s, “Dora Maar with Cat” sold for $95 million in 2006! Were you one of those kids who carefully colored inside the lines, careful of breaking the rules? I was. As a small girl, I remember taking pride in my perfectly colored pages. Teachers, parents and restaurants alike still encourage and glorify these early crayon versions of paint-by-numbers by taping them to their bulletin boards, refrigerators and the walls at Apple … [Read more...]
Life is full of choices. I ponder that sometimes while I am sitting at a red-light in town getting ready to turn left for home – but, what would my life be like if I turned right? That is a seemingly small choice to make, but it would affect my life. If I turned right, maybe I would get a flat tire, pick up a hitch-hiker, or decide to go to Starbucks on the next corner and meet Mr. Right…well, you get the idea. As artists … [Read more...]
A few summers ago my life was full of changes and challenges. I was newly separated from my husband of 23 years and then my oldest son was graduating from college. So, in early June, my two younger kids and I loaded up the truck and drove from Idaho to St. Louis, Missouri to watch their big brother graduate from college. It was the first time I had ever driven that far without another adult driver in the car with me. At first I was a bit … [Read more...]
I believe art IS inspiration. So anytime I read inspiring words of wisdom from successful people who I admire, I take heed. The truth is, as we all work to better ourselves as human beings on this beautiful planet, we can’t help but to better the quality of art we produce. Art begins with the head not the hand! Recently, I really enjoyed reading Oprah’s November column so I clipped it out of the magazine and taped it to my Subzero … [Read more...]
Enjoy this little video of my latest gallery opening. The artist's reception was last Friday night from 6-9 pm at Kneeland Gallery in Sun Valley, Idaho. In spite of the weak economy, we had a great turnout! Thanks- Lori To learn more about the art scene in Sun Valley, check out: Sun Valley, Idaho: Small Town with a Big Art Attitude … [Read more...]
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