This morning, we woke to fog and drizzle, which gave us the much needed opportunity to roll over and go back to sleep for awhile! Once we got up and going, some of us did go out to paint, and did watercolors of Rimrock Lodge, in Spearfish Canyon. When it got too cold, we drove up the canyon to get …
Our group went two different directions for awhile today, before meeting up in Deadwood for a wonderful meal at The Deadwood Social Club, above the famous Saloon Number 10. Mariethe’ Salort and I painted in Deadwood, SD today. Mariethe was interested in painting an old house, and liked the idea of a row of houses, so I showed her the …
Here we all are: at the Plein Aire painting event, hosted by The Blue Dog Gallery. We had an amazingly beautiful day: the weather was perfect, and the spot we chose to paint was by a babbling brook, with shade trees… it was a very nice time. There were visitors to the event, to watch us paint, and we had …
Welcome to our travelers: We have Jane Carter and Jane Clargo from England, and Marietehe’ and Yves Salort from France. They are going to help us celebrate the treasure that is ours here in the Black Hills of South Dakota. My husband, Dave and I are hosts, along with Judy and Bill Hobbs, and Millie Halsey. Our group’s first outing …
And so it begins. My good friend (and excellent artist!) Janet Weight Reed and I have been friends for over 20 years. We met while both living in West Chester, PA. She is originally from England, and has since returned. Over the years, I have visited her and she has visited me, and each time we are together, so much …
This is a detail of a painting I am just finishing up with: it is depicting Sitting Bull’s vision of soldiers falling into camp, which preceded the Battle of the Greasy Grass… or Battle of the Little Big Horn… or Custer’s Last Stand… it goes by many names. I am interested in combining images in my paintings: it adds layers …
I am partial to my paintbrushes. Actually, the more broken in the better. I am loyal, in fact. They need to become nearly bald before I give them up!!! They feel right…. we have history. There are many tools of the trade, and there can also be just a few… In painting, one can use every color in the rainbow, …
The eagle feather is a sacred object, and now can only be legally owned by a Native American who is enrolled in a nationally recognized tribe. I love the texture and contrast an eagle feather added to my painting gives it. In researching about the legal right to own an eagle feather, I discovered a raging controversy over the feather …
This is a painting of my house, rendered Surreal-style. The roof is opened up to represent a doll house. Thus the title, playing house. When I am not quite sure how to proceed in life, it is sort of like that: I imagine what it should be like, then make it happen. I am undertaking on a new adventure with …
I have a studio full of resources: books, music, files of images… a computer… These tools are invaluable. I prefer books: looking through books differs from going on-line for information for my creative process. Books provide the unexpected input of information, as when a book is leafed through, things cross my path that I didn’t consciously seek out. That can …