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LATEST ARTICLES ( 466 )

• New Abstract Painting in Spring Colors

  

  I still can't get over spring! Driving, walking, looking out my window--it is all glorious. Having suffered a long cold winter makes me super appreciateive of... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Mindful Mood Swings

  Several friends who are bipolar have told me how much the practice of meditation and mindfulness helps them deal with their disorder.  I have found the... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Flames of Passion Rise in New Painting

  

  Loving my cadmium reds and oranges, I used a palette knife to apply them in bold strokes, rising up as if in flames. I added some alizaron crimson for depth, an... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Memories of Black Leather

  When I was young, I coveted black leather.  I even bought a bikini that simulated the look and feel of it.  My sister Mary got the same one, but my... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A More Austere Palette & Composition

  

  Just as my bipolar moods swing from high to low, my paintings swing from busy and bright to a more austere palette and composition. In this latest one, I began... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Today's Featured Painting: Modern Art Three

  

  MODERN ART THREE At play in the languid sun. Original 48" x 48" acrylic painting on canvas requires no frame and is ready to hang - $2300 Limited edition... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Wild Enough

  I recently spent a week in southern Florida, staying with my sister in her gated community.  It was lovely. The grass was green.  The skies were... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Change in Style and Color in New Painting

  

  I have given myself permission to try anything these days, since I'm working on small canvases that don't require a huge commitment in time or cost. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Integration, Harmony and Transformation

  While looking through a book about mandalas, I read that they are symbols of integration, harmony, and transformation.  That's exactly what I want in my... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Influenced by George Rouault

  

  The thing I fell in love with in Georges Rouault's painting years ago was the way he outlined shapes in thick black lines. In desperation, that's what I tried i... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Modern Art Four - Today's Featured Abstract Painting

  

  MODERN ART FOUR Pictograph games. Original 44" x 44" acrylic painting on canvas requires no frame and is ready to hang - $2100 Limited edition Giclée prints on... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• More Thoughts on Death and Dying

  I used to think of dying when I was in a deep depression and couldn’t imagine ever feeling better. In my bipolar highs, I was invincible and life had infinite... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sweeping Changes Made in New Painting Session

  

  I let my red white and yellow painting sit for quite a while before I decided it needed more work. I just wasn't happy with the intense yellow and red. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Preparing to Die

  When I experience a new ache or pain, I immediately think it is a sign of something terminal.  I say to myself to assuage the fear, "I have had a goo... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Six New Abstract Paintings Are Now on My Website

  

  I recently added six of my new abstract paintings to my website on the gallery page I have reserved for my latest work. There is always a lag between creating... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Today's Featured Abstract Painting: Tortoise View

  

  TORTOISE VIEW Not slow, but sequestered in intricate layers. Original 36" x 36" acrylic painting on canvas requires no frame and is ready to hang - $1550 Limite... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Meandering Mind Looks Inward at the Women's Writing Circle*

  I haven’t been kind enough to myself in the past, but I am gradually learning how to do it better.  For example, as we were having our “moment of quiet”... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Trip Anxiety

  Does everyone get trip anxiety?  Does it get worse as we get older? When I was seventeen I got on a plane (before jets) and flew 3,000 miiles from my... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Today's Featured Abstract Painting

  

  TRIANGLE POSE In a lyrical wishing to be. Original 36" x 36" acrylic painting on canvas requires no frame and is ready to hang - $1550 Limited edition Giclée... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• How I Became an Abstract Expressionist Painter

  When I was a child, I always colored carefully in my coloring books, never straying outside the lines.  When I began to draw and paint I tried to copy... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION