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    September 2023 Events

    Happy September!  Excited to share that two of my Sketchy Tree drawings were accepted into the 2023 Southern Tier Biennial coming up this month!  Also, I have three shows that are ending this month – be sure to find a time on your calendar if you’d like to visit them (September always flies…

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    August 2023 Events

    Happy August!  Here are the different places you can find my art in person this month.   2023 Juried Exhibition | August 8 – September 16 Arts Center of Yates County127 Main Street, Penn Yan, NY    Gallery Hours:(Website for hours & updates)Tuesday – Saturday 10am-5pm Opening Reception:Friday August 11th 5-7pm On view: Roots Run…

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    About Artist,  Life

    Inspiring Spring Flowers

    Each spring I love to watch the different flowers take their turns blooming.  It’s always a fun and slightly magical to see what comes up from the year before and how well the new seeds will do.   I always find myself inspired to create when the first flowers emerge.  I have several pieces…

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    July 2023 Events

    It’s July already!  Here are the different places you can find my art in person this month.  There’s also all sorts of other fun arts events, festivals, and activities going on every weekend in the region to look into.    6x6x2023 | May 12 – July 23 Annual fundraiser – all artwork is…

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    My Favorite Pieces

    I was asked this past week what I thought was my best piece of art or my favorite that I’ve done.  At first I joked that it was like being asked to pick my favorite children.  I spend so much time with each piece that it really is hard to pick just one…

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    June 2023 Events

    Happy June!  Here are the different places you can find my art in person this month.   6x6x2023 | May 12 – July 23 Annual fundraiser – all artwork is available for a $20 donation to RoCo Rochester Contemporary Art Center137 East Avenue, Rochester, NY    Gallery Hours:(Website for hours & updates) Global Online…

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    Art Update

    It’s been a little while since I’ve showed what I’ve been working on, so I thought this week (since I couldn’t find any birthdays) it’d be a perfect time to share some of the art I’ve finished lately. Here’s a picture of my studio assistant Precious helping with one of my recent drawings. …

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    May 2023 Events

    Happy May!  Here are the different places you can find my art in person this month.  Also, I have a shop update today!  Check out the new pieces available in my online shop.   Updated (5/13/23): The show at CAE has been extended!Updated (5/18/23): I was juried into the Cooperstown Regional show! 6x6x2023 |…

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    Grace Cossington Smith

    Happy (belated) Birthday Grace Cossington Smith, born April 20, 1892!  Smith was an Australian painter who brought Post-Impressionism to Australia.   Early Life Grace Smith was born on April 20, 1892 in Neutral Bay, Sydney, Australia.  Her London-born father was a Crown Solicitor in New South Wales and her mother was the daughter of…

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    Elisabeth Le Brun

    Happy Birthday Elisabeth Le Brun, born April 16, 1755!  Elisabeth Le Brun, also known as Madame Le Brun, was a French Rococo Neoclassical painter at the turn of the the 19th century.  She painted the portraits of several members of nobility (mostly women) from around the world and lived through the French Revolution.…