Studying and Creating Art on the Pacific Northwest Coast

Thank you for purchasing my art!!

2020-10-07T23:05:00.001-07:00

Thank all of you for supporting my art during this time. I appreciate it.

My Guardian Angel

2020-10-07T23:00:00.000-07:00

Here is an icon I wrote. It is my guardian angel. All of us have a guardian angel assigned to us through God's love to be by our side. To light, to rule, protect and guide us. This is created with, prayer, egg, vinegar, minerals and gold on a birch board with 13 layers of gesso and cloth.

My Guardian Angel

The Seven Sorrows Of Mary

2020-06-08T23:26:00.003-07:00

This is my latest icon, The Seven Sorrows of the Mary. It starts with prayers written on the board and egg tempera. The tempera is layered.
You continually pray while writing the icon. The halo is created with gold leaf and clay.

"The Seven Sorrows of Mary" Icon on board 9x12

ARTWORK AT CRESCENT CITY LIBRARY, CA

2020-05-31T12:42:00.001-07:00

Hello, you can see my artwork at Crescent City Library in California once the libraries reopen.
Stop by the Crescent Harbor Gallery and see my latest work.

Thank You For Purchasing My Art In September!

2019-10-31T21:13:00.000-07:00

I want to thank all of you who have purchased my art in the month of September! I appreciate your support.

Thank You For Purchasing My Art!

2019-09-12T15:39:00.000-07:00

I want to thank all the wonderful art lovers who purchased my paintings, pottery, buttons and magnets at Manley Art Center and Crescent Harbor Gallery in August.

Thank you!

Art Donations For A Theater's Fundraiser

2019-08-10T20:20:00.004-07:00

I had a wonderful opportunity to donate acrylic paintings to a theater's fundraiser. The requirement was they had to be 3"x 3" in size. Here are a few of my donations tagged and bagged.

I also won an award for best acrylic.

Azalea Art Winners and Talented Artists

2019-08-10T20:06:00.000-07:00

I have a wonderful opportunity to instruct and work with aspiring artists. I encouraged them all to enter their work in the local Azalea Art event just as my art mentor and friend, Audi Stanton, encouraged me and her students.

Here are the results of these talented artists.

They all won ribbons! The youngest at age 10 won Best of Class in pottery. This means she beat out all pottery submissions in the show. The oldest at 76 won first, second and honorable mention for her pottery and the 12 year old won third place for her watercolor.
Congratulations to all these award winning artists.

Starry Starry Fish

2019-06-29T22:59:00.001-07:00

This is a piece that I did a few years ago that I love. It is hanging from my beach house gate.

John The Baptist

2019-05-12T18:37:00.000-07:00

I love John the Baptist! Here is a painting with limited palette. I used a paper towel to make the light around John's head.

"John The Baptist" 10x10 Oil on Canvas

Jesus In The Garden of Gethsemane

2019-05-06T13:55:00.002-07:00

This is a painting I did of Jesus In The Garden of Gethsemane. I used a limited oil palette.
I wanted the viewer eyes to rest on Our Lord's right hand and view the painting in a circular motion. Right hand, his precious face, left hand and back to the right hand, again. Was I successful?

" LET THIS CHALICE PASS FROM ME" 9 x 12 Oil on Linen

Thank You For Buying My Art

2019-05-06T13:30:00.000-07:00

I want to thank all of you that recently purchased several of my painting and magnets.

SOLD

HOLY HOLY HOLY TRANSFIGURATION MONASTERY

2019-04-05T14:24:00.000-07:00

My husband and I spent a week at a retreat painting icons at the Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Redwood Valley, CA. Here are the steps.
1) Trace your drawing onto a gesso board.
2) Etch out the drawing.
3) Write people's name that you want to pray for over the drawing.
4) From the Bible, in the beginner there was darkness. So you start with a dark temper color. Tempera is egg, vinegar and water.
5) You put down clay for where the gold will be and then put sheets of gold over it.
6) .Then you begin to paint in layers the icon while in prayer.
7) When it dries, seal it with beeswax with lavender.
Here is my painting of the Good Shepard,

Good Shepard

All Ears -SOLD

2018-11-16T15:16:00.003-08:00

Here is a painting that I forgot to post. It is called "All Ears".

"All Ears" Oil Painting

Crescent City Art Gallery Artists of the Month - Yup, That Is Me!

2018-11-16T15:14:00.003-08:00

I have my artwork at the Crescent City Art Gallery in Crescent City, CA at the port.
The day I hung up the show, I received a call from the gallery that one of my lighthouse paints sold. The title was "From A Distance". (Thank you!)

The show will last until the end of the month.

YOSEMITE 2018!!!

2018-10-25T11:57:00.004-07:00

Oil on Board using Palette Knife

Yup, I am back in Yosemite at the same location. This time I had my lovely husband by my side as we enjoyed the quiet of the valley.
We usually stay in Mariposa so we can enjoy the wonderful restaurants and go to mass at St. Joseph. The new priest, Fr. Mike, is a holy, joyful man.
It was quite the adventure since I forgot my canvas at home so I ended up buying the last board available in Mariposa.

A couple of old math geeks who met in college. What a wonderful adventure it has been!

Thank You For Buying My Art

2018-09-24T10:16:00.000-07:00

I want to thank all of you who have purchased my art at the Manley Art Center, Harbor Gallery and in my studio this year including the landscape paintings, still life paintings, cat and dog portraits, magnets, uppity beach buttons, cat pins, Mexican pottery bowls and cards.
I have put more paintings, hand thrown raku vases and raku clocks in the Manley Art Center. Please come by as they will be available September and October.
I have a scheduled show at the Brookings Library in October and a show at the Crescent City Harbor Gallery in November.

Manley Art Center has a wonderful show of the Columbia Fiber Arts Guild on display, too. Don't miss it!

SOLD

WORK AT MANELY ART CENTER

2018-09-06T15:30:00.001-07:00

I have cat and dog paintings, Mexican pottery bowls and my pottery uppity beach buttons for sale at the Manley Art Center.
As always, the prices are very reasonable starting at 5 dollars for the smaller bowls. Perfect for jewelry and spices for the table. You can even put a small candle in them.
Hope you stop by.

Another Iconography Class with Raymond Vincent

2018-09-06T14:02:00.002-07:00

I had a wonderful opportunity to take another iconography class with Raymond Vincent at Star of the Sea Parish in Brookings, Oregon. There were several participants who had never held a brush and did the most amazing work.

"Mother of Tenderness" Icon on Board

Black On Black

2018-08-24T15:01:00.000-07:00

This is an oil painting of a black cat with black background. I took the picture on my patio to the sun is shining on the left side but you can get see the slight value change between the background and subject.

Test Tiles and Miniature Mexican Pottery Bowls

2018-08-24T15:00:00.004-07:00

I am intrigued by these little bowls after taking a Mexican pottery class. I love the beautiful red clay and the velvet glazes.. The red clay is Navajo Red.
I am also experimenting with under glazes and transfers on the tiles. The clay is speckled buff.
All were fire to cone 5.

Stains, Stencils and Clay - Oh My

2018-08-06T20:22:00.002-07:00

This is a fun project. I am testing stains, stencils and clay. This process is where you transfer an image onto wet clay. This has not been fired yet so it is still green ware.
I am preparing to display my new works in September, October and November in Southern Oregon and Northern California.

Black Mason Stain, Velvet under glazes and Calico Clay

Here Kitty Kitty - SOLD

2018-08-06T20:08:00.004-07:00

Here is one of my Mexican Pottery Cat Bowls. It was immediately snatched up by a fellow cat lover.

Navajo Wheel clay with Velvet glazes fired to cone 05

Turning Red

2018-06-17T15:58:00.001-07:00

Thank You For Purchasing My Artwork

2018-06-10T20:32:00.003-07:00

I want to thank the art patron who bought two of my local paintings at the Crescent City Gallery.