End of a Decade – Now What?
I'm sitting in my studio surrounded by the efforts of the last 10 years. Yes, 2020 will mark my 10th year of Encaustic painting! Time moves quickly now and ten years feels like a wink. I want to honor this [...]
Reflections of Portugal
While writing this post a message popped onto my screen saying that a dear neighbor just passed away peacefully at his home this morning. I looked at my images again and began to think of permanence and what gets [...]
Talking Lightness in the Castle
We were coming to the close of our Portugal trip when my roommate and I started talking about Lightness. As she began to read an older post on this subject she read this line back to me. Lightness is unattainable; [...]
A Good Question
A conversation fueled by a good question can make all the difference. Trip? Painting? How do all the pieces come together. I was asked over dinner how my time in Portugal will show up in my paintings. It was a [...]
Impressions of Portugal
I'm in Portugal brushing off the post SF Open Studio mode. It's time to not think about painting, shows and the plan for 2020. Let the strategizing go and be a sponge to the shapes, sounds and sights of Golega, [...]