You probably found your way to my website because you respond to color and light in artwork. My art is all about how color and a quality of light inspire something deep inside that lifts us out of our everyday mind into something beyond ourselves.
I invite you to learn about me and my paintings and my teaching of painting by clicking on the menu items.
Walk with me down my art journey path and find out how I realized my twin passions—painting and teaching art. I also tell you about my art training and art show history.
Read the articles in my blog for interesting and provocative thoughts on art, helpful tips on showing your work and selecting workshops, watercolor workshops in Trinity County, and my watercolor class schedule. I invite your comments and ideas.
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In an impulsive moment (why are we not surprised?), I called Birgit O’Connor (nationally renowned watercolor artist) to ask if she’d consider doing a workshop in Trinity County (fully expecting her to laugh politely and decline). I was bowled over when she agreed. We had dinner in Redding in January, where she was doing [...]
Posted On: October 5, 2009
I’m starting a new format for watercolor instruction in 2010. Classes will be in a workshop format. On the first Monday of each month, I will demo a topic. Students will create their own paintings using this technique and bring them for critique on the third Monday. This format will offer more flexibility for those [...]
I have until this year been reluctant to enter juried shows. Though I preach disregard for public opinion to students, I am very sensitive about criticism of my own art…less so than in early years (I’ve gained more skillfulness), but still sensitive enough.
This year I entered the Small Paintings juried show of the North Valley [...]
My husband John has written a play! I designed the costumes and painted the sets. Here’s the press release on his play, which was performed in our small mountain town:
Victorian novelist George Meredith’s masterpiece, The Egoist, is brought to life in a stage adaptation to be produced by The Trinity Players of Weaverville. A three-act [...]
Yes, we have a vibrant and active watercolorist community in Trinity County, our tiny mountain haven in northern California. Who’d think we would? We have the lowest population of any county in California. In fact, we are nothing like the rest of California (and don’t want to be). Meaning, there are no stoplights or parking [...]
For my next workshop experience, I decided to pick a workshop presenter whose work I loved. That was Ron Ranson. When I first started teaching myself watercolor, I struggled for several years turning out muddy messes of skies. Through teaching college classes, I discovered painting videos; Ron’s was one of the first. I loved him [...]
One of the wonderful outcomes of the Webb workshop was that I met Vinita Pappas (yes, the same Vinita who designed this beautiful website). I loved her work—bold, suggestive, skillful beyond belief. (See her paintings on her website www.artbyvinita.com.) I wished she had given the workshop. In fact, I invited her on the [...]
