Tag: Art

New Portrait: A Girl, A Cat, A Dragon

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Katie 18x24" oil on linen. Click image for full-view. I have to sit with it a bit more and take additional photos post-varnish (no colors ever seem to be accurate as they are in real life), but here is my most recent commission. God I love that dress! It took a lot of patience but… Continue reading New Portrait: A Girl, A Cat, A Dragon

Motivational Talk: Radio Guest on LoLo Knows

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If you ever wanted hear me blab about the music industry, art, Joan Crawford, my awesome husband, and why after everything I've been through medically I just suck it up (despite a cat sitting on my catheter bag), well then, you are in luck! I was invited to co-host on motivational talk show LoLoKnows earlier this week. Fair… Continue reading Motivational Talk: Radio Guest on LoLo Knows

New Painting: Snow Dove

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A little 5x7" painting I did using the left over globs of paint from a larger commission I've been working on. I've had a bad habit since an instructor at Art Center College of Design told me to always squeeze out more than I need. Well, that gets expensive with oil paint, and wasteful in… Continue reading New Painting: Snow Dove

Why I Fired A Would-Be Collector

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I don't normally get public about this kind of thing, but a line really got crossed. If you know me, you know that takes quite a bit of effort. For over a year I had marked this painting as sold. I'd only exhibited it once before at the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University. "Prada… Continue reading Why I Fired A Would-Be Collector

Newly Mounted at Velvet Tango Room

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My slightly S&M tribute painting to Velazquez, "Lady with a Fan Thinks You've Been Very Bad" is now on view at the best cocktail bar around, The Velvet Tango Room. Trust me I've done the tours around this country, and nothing ever seems quite as good as VTR. They saw the craft cocktail craze coming… Continue reading Newly Mounted at Velvet Tango Room

Art Print Giveaway and Craft Cocktails

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If you are in the area, be sure to check out my mini show at Toast in Gordon Square before it comes down on December 14th. They have a pretty amazing menu and the happy hour is great too. Big thanks to Dott Scheinder for hooking me up. I'm glad the first painting I sold… Continue reading Art Print Giveaway and Craft Cocktails

Dress Up Your Devices with My Art!

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After a few too many complaints about the quality of their products, I have moved on from Society6 and am now selling through the company formerly known as GelaSkins. You can view my new shop here. (use code SUMMER25 for 25% off)I had seen the prints that Society6 has done over the years at people's… Continue reading Dress Up Your Devices with My Art!