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Finding My Own Artsy: Two Paintings for Two Girls

In between working on my Feminine Wiles series, I found some time to create a couple of paintings for two girls.  One for a girl anyone has yet to meet and the other for a girl I know and…

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Finding My Own Artsy: Feminine Wiles, Painting Two

Here goes, ya’ll, I’m ready to share the second painting in my new series, Feminine Wiles ( see the first one here ).  This new series of paintings are abstract color studies based on the fashion of iconic female film roles.…

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Finding My Own Artsy: Feminine Wiles, Painting One

If you’re following along on Instagram, you might have noticed a little sneak peek into something I’ve been working on lately.  Since starting my #colorforaging2014 project at the beginning of the year, I’ve had more creative energy than ever.…

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Finding My Own Artsy: Creativity Begets Creativity and Lessons in Destroying the Mediocre

I began 2014 determined to get back into an artistic practice.  I feel like this part of my life is filled with so many starts and stops.  It’s too easy to let it slide when other things come up.…

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Finding My Own Artsy: #colorforaging2014!!

Have you made a list of resolutions for the new year?  I’ve come to prefer the term goals instead, as something to shoot for, rather than promises to myself I’ll feel guilty about when I fail to keep them.…

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Finding My Own Artsy: Dropping the Ball, Picking Up the Brush

I feel like such a slacker, ya’ll.  Not in general, because I’m working my little tushy off doing freelance work for art consultants, galleries and artists— which I’m super excited about!  The business of being artsy is picking up…

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Finding My Own Artsy: A Letter to Seattle

Dearest Seattle, It’s not you it’s me.  Ok, it’s not you, it’s us.  You know how much we love you.  How much we dreamed of Mr. Forager finally getting a contract here, of me finally living in a city…

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Finding My Own Artsy: Painting is Hard, Ya’ll.

So remember when I shared with you the story of my foray back into painting? And how my first go ’round, though initially painful ended in a pretty positive way? I was so excited, so elated to get back…

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Finding My Own Artsy

I hope you don’t mind if I get personal. Something has been missing from my life. I was seeing it every day from all points, sharing with you when I found it elsewhere, yet finding it lacking for myself.…