"Summer Days"
40 X 42"
Friday, January 30, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
#seaglass #beachglass #beachcombing #treasure #coastalliving ....
I walk the beach every morning.
It is quiet, inspirational, calm, peaceful, and if my dog is with me, lots of joy and laughter watching her soak in the freedom of that the stretch of beach in front of her.
I collect sea glass and beautiful little stones...all incredible treasures to me which end up on my desk, by my candles, in my car, in my studio, my daughter's backpack...anywhere...they are always reminders of the beauty of this world. And although we can all get rough and tumbled along the way, we are all individual pieces of beauty and treasures to others.
(the little brown rock is not "found" but beautifully sculpted by a friend and true creator - Rae Dunn. www.raedunnclay.com
(the little brown rock is not "found" but beautifully sculpted by a friend and true creator - Rae Dunn. www.raedunnclay.com
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Hanging in a client's home in Washington DC...
Years ago a good friend left the Bay area to move back to the East Coast. This was a friend who I would take long walks with, cook dinners together and just simply get together often. We had the "East Coast" connection from our years loving our summers in Rhode Island-it's a connection that binds, understanding a personal loved landscape in that way.
It's so bittersweet to me when friend's move as you get so used to having them "just around the corner".
Years seem to fly by at a more rapid pace when reconnections happen as one did the other eve.
A wonderful email came through from this friend with whom I lost some regular contact. In the email was a photo of this painting she bought of mine to bring with her on her continued journey after leaving San Francisco...it has followed her through various States and now is living in Washington DC in her home. A bicoastal life it has had. I was grateful to see it again - and even more grateful to reconnect.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Chapter VII Other Routes (sold)
This painting has such a sweet story.
It has been in my personal collection for a few years and recently I received a kind email from a jewelry designer who I think is so talented and beyond that, just about the warmest individual I have come across in a long time. About a year ago I met her at one of her shows and within seconds of our conversation, she gave me a big smile and said, "You are a Cancer sign, aren't you!"---I laughed and said, "Are we that obvious?"..."Yes", she replied, "Because I am one too."...So needless to say, Cancers have a "thing" for one another, or better said, "An understanding of one another..."
We hit it off and I ended up with a very meaningful ring in my life which she made. (www.showthelove.com) I can't give her name out at this point because this painting is one she chose for her husbands' birthday - as a surprise. I was deeply honored that she loved this piece which has held great meaning for me.
Pebble Beach Lodge and my paintings there...
Pebble Beach Lodge is situated in Carmel and has one of the most stunning views of the Pacific Ocean. I worked with them a few years back through my print company - ArtbrokersInc - and they chose a few editions of my limited edition prints to put into their oceanfront rooms. Over the years friends have texted me photos seeing them during their stays but this was the first time I was able to experience them first hand. What a view my painting has!
A studio visit with Julie B Montgomery...
Julie's palette...just yummy in itself. I wanted to sneak off with it and frame it.
She has an amazing ability to be highly organized in her space and just the brushes hanging like this was a piece of art.
(Works in progress...)
A completed landscape.
Inspirational wall...
(a work in progress)
(a beautiful photo hanging on her wall which captured so many elements about her warmth both in personality and in her work)
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When I started my road trip I realized I was driving through a sweet coastal town called Carpinteria where Julie B Montgomery has a studio and paints her amazing landscapes. The last time we had crossed paths in the art world was almost a decade ago, but I decided I was just going to put it "out there" and pick up the phone to see if she would be on the other line. Sure enough she was and it was as if no timed passed (except a few children and life inbetween :-)!
I was able to have the chance to spend a long morning with her enjoying her studio, her colours, brushes, inspiration wall, her approach to her painting process, and just simply walking the beach together discussing life and how we are all so amazingly interconnected in this world. It is simply wild how so many years can pass, yet two people can pick up right where they left off and continue their dialogue. I was extremely grateful for our time together.
Her work is simply stunning and to see it on her website is a must:
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Los Olivos & Ojai, CA.
A few days ago I decided to take a road trip and visit friends in Ojai.
I am staying on a farm amongst orange groves where every meal has been cooked from the ingredients right out the back door. The town of Ojai is magical as are the people who choose to live in this beautiful mountain range just miles from the Pacific Ocean. The sunrises and sunsets that reflect against the mountains are stunning. I am so grateful for these days I am spending here. They soothe and cleanse the soul.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Morning treasures.
If I could wake up every day and walk a beach, I would be in heaven.
So I do it when I can before heading to the studio in the early mornings with the pup. I am always on the lookout for treasures no matter what they are.
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