We are planning on homeschooling our baby Jenny. I was homeschooled my whole pre-college education and attended homeschool conventions and conferences with my mom while I was in high school, so I feel pretty comfortable and confident with the general idea. But I want to research a bit more to plan what we will do … Read more
Today I spent a lot of time researching how to make my own makeup. I am so excited about this idea because I know what I want my makeup to be color-wise (I am a Summer color season, muted and cool) and I have gotten to the point where I really don’t enjoy wearing irritating … Read more
I found out about Jane Freilicher (1924–2014. Pronounced “Fry-licker”) this year when Professor Brian Fee from Concordia University Irvine recommended I research her. And what a good suggestion! She has been such an encouragement to me. So many artists in her time painted in an abstract expressionist style, and she did make a few in … Read more
I’ve been drawn to Impressionism since my mom read me children’s picture books about Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) and other Impressionists when I was little. Her, John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902), and Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935) were the most significant early American Impressionists. They made Impressionism famous in the U.S. Hassam had two main focuses in his career: … Read more
At an art exhibition I was at, an artist whose works I admired came over and looked at my paintings and said that the height and distance of certain parts of my paintings were inaccurate and that I should make sure to correct that in my future works. I knew that what he said was … Read more
Making Art is a Gift—Grace—We Receive and Serve “If the work comes to the artist and says, ‘Here I am, serve me.’ then the job of the artist, great or small, is to serve. The amount of the artist’s talent is not what it is about” — Madeleine L’Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, … Read more
Lord, this is significant that so many people want to buy my art. And, significant that You have so valuably and sweetly shown me to start planning a focal point in my paintings. John Mark Comer is right that, “We should expect our work to be a mixed bag… to give us a sense of … Read more
I was so blessed to have the sweetest established artist reach out just to encourage me when I was first starting out selling my paintings, Gwen Duda, and what she said to me has encouraged me so much throughout the years. I hope it can encourage and bring clarity for you in your art journey … Read more
John Newton (1725-1807) was a preacher, a key figure in abolishing slavery in the UK, and the hymn writer of many songs, including “Amazing Grace.” Gleaning from such an impactful communicator is a no-brainer, but I’m particularly excited about his advice because it helped me transform my scattered thoughts into confidently creating this blog. While … Read more
In August 2023, I visited the UCI Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art. I immediately connected with so many of the paintings in it. I was working on painting a Laguna cove and wanting to learn how better my craft from the previous cove paintings I had made. I walked around … Read more