bonus grey: fargo

my studio mate laurel’s dog fargo is my favorite. so indifferent to me, like a cat or an alien. his sideways glances crack me up! he is wise beyond his years, looking at me like he’s like so bored, but then he’ll burst out in a huge smile and want me...

brown & white/ yesterday & today

philz coffee~ one cup at a time. turkish coffee made individually with cream & sugar and mint. oh my.what i love about phil’s is that i remember when the place didn’t serve coffee, but soggy tomato and hummus sandwiches. which for some reason i...

first graders rule.

i just returned from being the guest “artist” in my friend megan’s classroom. quotes that made feel so good:”hello artist, you’re pretty””what’s your favorite color? i like ALL the colors””i want to be an...

doily installation

monday= white for this week of color. the color white is a stretch for me. i bought these doilies at a yardsale this weekend, actually they were in the free box (score!) and laid them in the middle of my floor and didn’t move them until just now. i am making...

exploring symbolism

as usual port2port inspires me to take an idea that i have been churning over in my head to the blog…i’m trying to wrap my brain around symbolism and how i use it to build a fluent painting. how symbols represent my language and i feel i can still only...