Many artists depend on the “magic to happen” when they work, but I have always let my conscious mind get into the act, way too early. I often start with a pre-conceived idea and then I try to find a way to work toward that idea. This often leads to something closer to an illustrationContinue reading “UNIVERSE of the MIND”
Tag Archives: mixed media
Believe Like Me
Many fundamental religions believe that God Speaks to them, exclusively. They feel that they are right, and you are wrong, and that you should believe as they do. How many wars have been suffered due to this kind of thinking? This artwork, using toy soldiers and tanks expresses that thought: “Believe Like Me”
Invasion of Iraq
It was so clear to me that we shouldn’t invade Iraq. After 9/11 everyone wanted revenge, including George W. Bush and the Whitehouse. It didn’t matter that this was not the country responsible for that horrific event. It didn’t matter that the inspectors had found no weapons of mass destruction. Didn’t they watch the televisionContinue reading “Invasion of Iraq”
Other Windows
After posting the last blog called “Windows”, I started noticing how many of my art works included windows. This painting of clouds includes a photo I took of my feet (my best feature, by the way). I framed them in a window which I placed in a cloud. My husband’s daughter, Barbara, wants me toContinue reading “Other Windows”
Motherhood
My artist friends discovered a wonderful arts and crafts school in the mountains of Tennessee called Arrowmont. It was also a place to go for one or two weeks in the summer and “get away from it all”, concentrating on nothing but art all day. Someone else cooked the meals, the cabins needed no cleaning,Continue reading “Motherhood”
Art with a Story 