If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you might recognize the picture below. This is the view of my garden from my studio window last week. San Antonio rarely gets snow in winter, let alone 3 inches of it! By the way that’s Boris- one of my studio assistants. Since my day job is Read More …
Hello. I think I’m ready to come out of hiding again. Wait a minute…Isn’t this what I wrote the last time? Hope everyone is doing well. Since my last post, the world has turned upside down, eh? Thankfully, we’re doing alright here in our casita. While some of my side hustles have been on hold Read More …
Hello. I think I’m ready to come out of hiding again. Maybe. Sometimes I want to burn everything down and run away. But I’ve realized that it just means, I need a break. Where would I run away to? The jungle. A forest. An island. Sigh. Since I can’t really do that, I’ve been building Read More …
Geeze, where did January go? Can we start over? It seems like a lot of people are starting the new year in February instead of January, myself included. I like to think of it as “I was just practicing for February” 😉 Maybe you’ve noticed I’ve been pretty quiet lately. While I try to keep Read More …
Should You Match Your Art to Your Couch? It’s almost the new year! And if you’re anything like me, you like to start the year by cleaning the entire house top to bottom, rearranging and reorganizing. You might be finding space for new gadgets, home decor and other things Santa brought you. Maybe you’re looking Read More …
Why Supporting a Small Business Matters…and How to Do it Today is Small Business Saturday. For those who don’t know about this shopping holiday, Small Business Saturday was started in 2010 by American Express to encourage shoppers to buy local on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Click here to see more about the holiday. Why should Read More …
How to Get What You Want Out of a Commissioned Painting The artist needs your help! It’s November and commission requests are starting to come in for the holidays. It got me thinking about my process and also how to guide and communicate with my clients. I thought now would be a good time to Read More …
How to Critique a Work of Art Part V The Final Chapter! Here it comes, are you ready? This is the fun part of art critique. It’s judgement time. Cue the dramatic music- Dun dun DUNNNNN! It can also be the scariest part if you’re in art school. Heh. This is the final step in critiquing Read More …
How to Critique a Work of Art Part IV Principles of Design continued We’re almost finished with all of the elements to look at when critiquing a work of art. If you haven’t read Part I, II or III yet, you have homework to do 😉 If you have read the rest, you’re about to Read More …
How to Critique a Work of Art Part III If you’ve already read Part I & II of How to Critique a Work of Art, you know that we’ve covered the basic elements of art. This included the subject, line, shape, form space, color, texture and value. You’re well on your way to talking about Read More …