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The Secret to Great Art
Harvard University started a study in 1940, and it continues to this day. Over 75 years, they have followed more than a hundred men, and found one key element to overall happiness, health, and well-being. That one key ingredient was social connection. (Robert Waldinger, 2015 Ted Talk) This is not … Read More
A Day with Len Chmiel
Yesterday, I had the pleasure and honor to join Len Chmiel and more than a dozen other professional artists for a day of painting. Coordinated by the Steamboat Art Museum, in celebration of Len’s retrospective there, we spent the day at Chris Roche’s beautiful home overlooking the Yampa Valley. Len … Read More
Painting Trip to FWTX
Last Sunday, I left the dusty, magnificent desert of Far West Texas. What a trip! Pictured here, Kraig Kiedrowski, Jill Carver, Valerie Craig, Stuart Fullerton, Maryann Brummer, myself, and Ruth Heffron. We painted ourselves silly, doing 4 a day, chasing the light, and staying up way past our bedtimes. Big … Read More
How to be an Artist and a Mom
When my kids were babies (11 months and 23 months), I couldn’t take the lack of art in my life any longer. I decided to commit, and I painted a small 4×6 water-based work every single day. I did this for about 1 1/2 years, and it kick-started me into … Read More
USA Pro Challenge 2015 Steamboat Poster
If you would like to purchase a fine art giclee print of this original oil painting (without any words), click here, or go to my Giclee Prints Gallery. Thank you to the USA Pro Challenge Steamboat Committee that selected my painting, “Bike Town Races” as the image for their regional … Read More
Thank you to Strada Easel!
I am thrilled to announce that Matt Smith and Strada Easel have recognized my piece, “Last Light on the Divide” as an honorable mention in their July 2015 online competition. Thank you!
2nd Place!
I am very happy to report that my piece, “Ready to Ride” won 2nd place at the Rawhide and Spurs Juried Exhibit through the Mountain Trails Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. Keep your eyes peeled for the full-page ad in Western Art Collector, my prize!
Accepted into the Plein Air Artists of Colorado Annual Exhibit
I am very honored to be accepted into the 2015 Plein Air Artists of Colorado Annual Exhibit. This juried show will be on display at the Mary Williams Gallery in Boulder, CO from July 30 to August 30, 2015. The opening reception will be held from 5-8 pm on Thursday … Read More