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 the shore of South Lake Tahoe for two whole months. I had lots of inspiration for plein air painting and photography. It was fun interacting with the many visitors from all over the world as well as dressing up for the 1920's special events like the Gatsby and The Speakeasy. I hope to be back again in 2024! 

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 when the real snowbirds head south. We camp in our small RV which is a Jayco Hummingbird, and mountain bike and hike and I try to paint everyday. Here are a few of my paintings done at camp. Some are oil and some are acrylic. 

June 2022 Showings

 

June

Starting 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 Library June 7th and it will be up until July 19th. 

June 9th I will be the guest artist for one night at the Greenbelt Market  from 6-8 in the heart of the Surel Mitchell Live Work area of Garden City on the Greenbelt. Hope to see you!!

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’ve sold one, have more in the works and will be showing them all together at Art And Roses in Boise ID June 5, 2022

 

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 creating in my studio without outside obligations. But also fun to get back out and this summer things kicked off with an in person art retreat ice dying fabric. Thanks so much to our host, Marianne!

The crews all here! Let the fun begin!

Working with caustic materials and powdered dyes 

pour ice on top of the fabric in a pan or rack for the melted ice to drip through, then sprinkle the powdered dye on top

then let all the ice melt and work it's magic

checking if it's ready

aft3er 24 hours they are ready to wash

Success, out of the washer and ready to wear!

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. Originally it was submitted for a bike scavenger hunt the paper was sponsoring but the event was cancelled as mostly everything has been this spring/summer. The title is "Ride On" and is comprised of a wood panel painted red, a piece of corrugated tin with a wooden shape of the US that I decorated with tape and paint, brads and a paper cut out of of Idaho. Surrounding the shape is a bike chain ring with silver beads. I've had 2 people contact me since the cover to offer to donate odds and ends to me. Thank you.

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. Needless to say they don't want me in the hospital and I don't want to go in if I don't have to so... the show must go on....