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Recently a long-time friend who I met years ago through the blogosphere asked me if I would teach a Zoom pastel class. She wanted to learn to use color the way that I did and she had a friend or two who would also be interested and would I also create a Facebook Group and […]

Mariposa, California artist Faith Rumm is always on the go. Inspired by the John Muir Trail since early childhood, Faith has incorporated this passion in every endeavor she’s pursued throughout her entire life. Because she does so many things, Faith contacted me about her website to help rein it in. We spent some time analyzing […]

There’s something about that Florida sunshine that seems to imbue artists there with a particular vibrant energy and I love seeing all of Wetson, Florida-based artist Patricia Beltran’s posts on social media because they radiate such joy. Patricia says of this work: ‘Tomorrow’ represents the infinity possibilities of a new day can give us, new […]

Painter David Decesaris started his 40 year career as a painter.His interest in form led him to become a sculptor as well. Currently his focus has returned to creating paintings, the themes of which explore human relationships. He’s at the perfect point in his career to really start honing on opportunities for established artists. David […]

I spoke with artist and client Kay Kiria just last week to catch up on things and while it’s been a stretch since we last spoke we picked up as if it had been just yesterday. What I love about working with artists is seeing how each both harnesses and unleashes (if that makes sense) […]

I love networking in its purest form – meeting people and sharing. I love when I can connect two people whether it’s match-making for a doggy play date, referring people to my favorite framer, or passing along a job opportunity I’ve heard about. It feels good and it’s just good karma. When I celebrated my […]

I read a productivity study a few years back that said that the optimal brain time for most people is 8:30 a.m., which unfortunately is also the same time that most people are commuting. Not everybody is a morning person, nor is everyone a commuter, but the important takeaway here is to determining what times […]

There’s an old adage that says that those who can’t do teach. That’s a huge lie. Part of being an artist of any kind comes with a certain responsibility to share what you know and help other creatives learn new things. Whether you’re planning to develop an online course through sites like Udemy or YouTube, […]