Art Blog
Why buy art directly from artists?
Why not! More and more artists are taking control of their art businesses. They are taking courses in entrepreneurship and taking their art directly to the collector. Many artists have done this by...
Selling Hope at a local art auction
In this video I discuss creating this Hope painting and also selling it at a local art auction. Take a little peek at my thought process before, during and after creating a painting. Please...
How to shift your paradigm with I am OK, Art and Affirmations
Part of my YouTube series of videos, here I explain my I am OK painting. How I came up with the idea and how I created it. Also I read the words in this painting and show how to shift your paradigm...
3 mixed media collage artists whose work I admire
Here are 3 mixed media collage artists I have been following for some time. You might ask, why would I help promote another artist's work and not just toot my own horn? Well I think it helps you to...
How Jane Trahey influenced my life, my business and my creativity
How I met Jane Trahey You know me as an artist but I spent most of my adult life in advertising. I moved to New York City within months of leaving art college, and I was fortunate enough to meet...
Ramping up my YouTube Channel
I’ve had a YouTube Channel for some time but I haven’t been consistent with my video posts, therefore I haven’t had much success on YouTube. I plan to change that. Each week I will post a new video...
Coronavirus Art Project: What I’ve been doing during the Covid-19 lockdown
Coronavirus Art Project #1 - Digital Artwork On March 13th I locked the door to my BaCA studio thinking I'd be back in a few weeks. If only!! I had a canvas in progress and planned to finish it from...
Warning: Online Art Scams
This post was originally posted in January of 2008 and I feel it needs an update: I was recently contacted by a person who claimed to have a client interested in purchasing one of my paintings. He...
My First Year at BaCA
This time last year my dream came true. I was accepted as an Artist in Residence at BaCA in Pompano Beach. The art center was a city project I was following very closely. For years, North Broward...
Great News! I am now an Artist in Residence at BaCa
BaCa, Bailey Contemporary Arts is located in Pompano Beach and in addition to galleries on the first floor, they offer artist studio spaces on the second floor. As a resident of Pompano Beach I had...
Saul Leiter: A photographer that inspires
I recently received an email from Pinterest with pins I might like and noticed that an old friend's photography was among the pins. I knew that in the last ten years his art photography has received...
How my connection to The Soap Opera All My Children goes further than 30 years of watching
Before moving to South Florida I lived in New York City for 16 years. I was an art director in the advertising business and my mentor was Jane Trahey, the ad maven that paved the way for all women...
Nude Nite in Tampa, Snow Queens & Contortionists
This past weekend I participated in "Nude Nite", an annual event in Tampa, Florida. They transformed a 26,000 sq ft warehouse into an exotic art event. My painting "Joyful Dancer" was selected by a...
My Zelda is the 2 of clubs
A unique deck of playing cards showcasing the wide range of extraordinary artistic talent found throughout the USA. Art in Hand produced a deck called the United States Project and I was selected to...
Art in Hand, The U.S.A. Project
A Complete Deck of Playing Cards, Designed by American Artists Not your average deck of cards....each card in this unique deck (Art in Hand, The U.S.A. Project) is designed by an artist from each...
Andy Warhol & Art Wynwood
I'm a little late getting this post written. Art Wynwood was over a week ago but it's still on my mind. For the most part I was not impressed. Much of the art was recycled from Art Miami which was...
Video from Art Night Pompano
This is the video from Art Night Pompano in August. I was one of the artists. Presented by Artistic Productions. Video by Doug Barkley.
A Night at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival
My husband and I attended the Opening Gala of the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival organized by the Women of Entre Nous. Entre Nous members promote the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival by...
