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August 26th, 2010
I love texture in a painting. I thought you might like to see my work up close and see some of the texture I put into it. I’m often asked how I get the pattern in my paintings that you see in the background. My process involves using wax paper that I paint and then scrap [...] June 15th, 2010
One way to bring a little color into your home is to make colorful garden planters using paint and recycled washing machine drums. I painted the one above last year. It’s great for cactus because they don’t need much water. I made a bright flower motif one this year. I’ll show you the progression of one I decorated [...] June 12th, 2010
Last year we transplanted some banana trees in a new garden in front of our casita. It was one of the last things we did before we headed back to Oregon last year. Before we arrived this year we wondered how much the garden had grown. Everything really took off and especially the banana trees! I didn’t know [...] March 5th, 2010
Birds of a Feather Etsy Treasury by Holacards Etsy Shop My little red bird print, “She Felt the Sum Beaming”, is garnering some attention over on Etsy.com. She’s in a beautiful bird Treasury picked out by the Hola Greeting Card Company. Hola Cards makes fun greeting cards and many of them have spanish sentiments on them. They’re [...] February 25th, 2010
I found this drawing from 1999 in one of my sketchbooks. I don’t remember where or why I was drawing these little dragonfly babies but they sure are cute. Maybe I should do a painting of them. Dragonfly Babies Testing Their Wings. Cuties.
February 22nd, 2010
I did a blog post about my colorful, whimsical art bookmarks back in November but I’ve made a few more so I thought I would share them with you. My bookmarks are printed by me on a heavy fine art paper card stock and coated with 2 coats of satin acrylic varnish which protects it, brings [...] February 4th, 2010
This continues my 5 part series about my path as an artist. Part 3 is between the years 1979-1989. In 1981, I graduated from college with a Bachelors in Fine Art from Washington State University. There was a professor in college who sat me down and made me decide if I wanted to take the academic [...] January 27th, 2010
Meditation Garden by L. Gruger I have always felt art has the power to heal. At one point in my life I thought I wanted to be an art therapist. Art Therapy is a form of therapy that uses art as the tool for helping people heal. The wikipedia definition says, “Using their skills in [...]  |
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