OK, I know it’s something of a cliche to be a woman who loves the work of Georgia O’Keeffe. But I don’t care. I have unabashedly loved her work for what seems like forever. And I’m proud to say…
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Today is my birthday, ya’ll. I will be happily spending the day with the one who birthed me, touring the Downtown Jacksonville studio of Christina Foard and researching downtown galleries for an article I’m writing for EU Magazine (…
As many of you know, my hubby George and I have been planning to move to the Pacific Northwest, pretty much since we started dating a little over a year ago. But first we had to #1, get engaged, #2, sell his…
Good morning, all! Do you ever wonder how pieces are chosen for museum exhibits? Why one work makes the cut but another doesn’t? I just read this interesting little article written by Katharine Stout, curator of the new exhibit, “Watercolour”…
I have a weakness for Abstract Expressionism. I’m not sure what it is about the paintings of that time and the artists who created them, but there is just something about these works that move me. Maybe it is…
Great little demo of a painting progressing from blocking in to highlighting, from the Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio. WHIDBEY ISLAND FAS.…
I am so excited to bring you our very first Artsy Forager studio tour, featuring ( drumroll, please! ), Amelia Island artist Theresa Daily! *applause* Theresa and I struck up a friendship through the glory of Facebook long before…
Can you believe it’s already Friday again? Where did the week go?! There is no real theme for this week’s Friday Faves.. other than these are a few of my favorite things right now. All art related, all colorful,…
Beauty was abounding in Jacksonville last night and I’m not just talking about the perfect weather. My sister-in-law and I attended the monthly Downtown Art Walk and were treated to not just the usual visual stimulation but mental and emotional…
Yesterday I learned of the passing of one of the great leaders of the art community in Jacksonville, Hamish MacEwan. Hamish was born in Scotland, eventually coming to the US and earning a Masters of Art degree from Harvard University. …