WHAT’S NEW:

I’m Happy Dancin’!: One of my paintings will be featured in a new book Illustrated Quotes by the talented Lesley Riley.  I’ll let you know when it’s published.  This has been a dream of mine, so happy dancin’! Pub. date this Fall.

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My youngest daughter graduated with her B.A. in English last weekend, had lots of family in, and one event after another.  Though I DID paint….i only started more paintings and never finished a one!  You can see on my home page my incomplete efforts.  I’ll be changing my home page each week to reflect the paintings I completed that week. So pop in and take a peek.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION – How do you re-inspire yourself to finish paintings you’ve started and left undone?

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Online Tutorials: Are you ready for this saga?
omg, what a big dealio this video set up has been!!!!

bought the camcorder….great
doesn’t get the right viewing on my tripod.

research extensively
purchase long extending arm

arrives cool heavy
great piece of hardware

won’t work on my wimpy tripod

order a new tripod
tripod arrives

all good
one phone call later to support
everything is set up.
woohoo

take my first test video
practice zooming in and out
all seems to go well

can’t wait to view on my computer
put the sd card in
my computer won’t read it
too high density of a card????

over two months i’ve been working on getting this video “studio” together
it will pay off in the end

but the time and $$
yikers!

with the help of a techy friend (thanks, Roy!)
i can now import the practice vid

and now i just have to practice with my new video editing software
and I’m ready to go!

THIS SUMMER – my online tutorial will be available. 

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JUNE
DEMO: I’m offering a FREE two-hour Gouache / Opaque Watercolor Demo at Riley Street Art Supply on Sunday June 9th.  Hope to see you locals there.

NEW CLASS:  4 – Week Class at Riley Street…..Loose, Expressive, Forgiving Watercolor – the Opaque Way.

ART SUPPLIES I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT #1 – I’ll be offering these art tips of what I consider my essential art supplies every once in awhile.  Enjoy! 

Not a goldarn completed painting this week….I’ve got 3 canvases, 2 cardboards, 1 wood panel, and a few paper paintings begun. Almost there, but not quite all the way.  I keep raising my standards of a completed painting….thus the pile. Not to mention, LIFE!

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