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LATEST ARTICLES ( 103 )

• Artist in Residence

  

  This past summer I was chosen as one of 3 artists for an artist in residence program at Tallac Historic Site. I worked out of a 100 year old artist cabin on... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2023 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Arizona Painting

  

  I like to say we are mud season visitors and not Winter Visitors to Arizona as we generally go down Nov. - Dec and then come back north to ski and fat bike... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2023 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• June 2022 Showings

  

  JuneStarting with Art and Roses in Boise on June 5th. (my first time juried into this one!)I will then be hanging a one-person show at the Garden City Public... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2022 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Oil and Cold Wax

  

  I took an oil and cold wax workshop with Stacy Phillips back in September and started quite a few works on paper and board. I’m loving this new to me medium I’v... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2022 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Ice Dying

  

  It's been almost a year since my last post and things are starting to get back to "normal." I rather embraced staying home and looking after my health and... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2021 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Boise Weekly Cover Art

  

  Artist Statement: Thank goodness for simple pleasures.One of my found object pieces was chosen for the week of July 4th cover. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Longest One Month Show Ever

  

  These are just a few of the mixed media pieces that were accepted into a one month show at St. Al's for the Month of March 2020. Then Covid 19 hit. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2020 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Glass Bottle - a True Story

  

  A couple weeks ago there was a garage sale at a neighbors. John had just had his 99th birthday and I was worried that he had passed away. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A New Year...New Art...

  

  I've pulled 63 pieces of art from my studio since the 1st of the year. I have a piece in the Valentines for Aids show at the Flying M. I have 7 pieces at the... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• " But Love Goes on Forever"

  

  This is the box that was in my first photo in my last post. Given to me free at a garage sale earlier this summer by an older lady who said she used it for her... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Mini Mixed Media Frame Project

  

  I stopped by a garage sale by my house and came upon these gems. They were all wrapped up in there original plastic but had seen better days. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Be

  

  Details from "Be" In between filling out applications for various shows, working on the cello project and The Sketchbook project, I've been working on this fun... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Cello Art

  

  The blank canvasIn December I answered a call from the Treasure Valley Artist Alliance to Artists to make a cello into a work of art. 2 artists would be chosen... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Where Did the Summer Go?

  

  Interesting that my last blog post was on my cover for the Boise Weekly and this week is the auction for said cover and all 52 covers since last year's... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Spring Updates

  

  One of my bike collages made the cover of the local alternative paper for bike week! yay! I will have 12 other bike collage pieces on display at Idaho... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Synopsis of What I've Been up to in the First 3 Months of 2017

  

  I signed up with VIDA to have my art reproduced on clothing and accessories. click on the link to see my collection and get the current discount. I was very... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Sirin and the Beautiful Beasts

  

  February 6 -11th 2017 I attended The Beautiful Beasts ArtVenture in New Orleans put on by deMeng and Engen. It was not only a workshop but a total art... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Process of a Collage

  

  Much Ado About Nothing 18" x 24"Step 1 get rid of the white of the canvas by brushing a couple different of colors around, it doesn't matter if you cover the... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Love and Heartbreak

  

  "R" Mixed Media 16' x 20""If You Have a Blank, Expose It" Mixed Media 81/2" x 11""Much Ado About Nothing" Mixed Media 18" x 24" "Polish Dance" Mixed Media 11"... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2017 ART & DESIGN

• Happy

  

  Les Boise - SOLD Update on the BOSCO Show at BSU, I was grateful that I was able to attend the opening. Then just before the show closed I got a call from a... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE