Earlier in the summer, I was sitting and enjoying the blooms around my yard. On the daily, there were pink, yellow, white and violet blooms popping up in the gardens. I admired the dandelions and clovers under my feet. Then, it occurred to me, I can see these beautiful botanicals every day above ground but, I can’t see what is going on beneath the surface.
Read More2024 Field Notes: February’s Work
February was full of white fluffy snow.
During this month a common theme kept popping up - botanical leafy forms.
Read More2024 Field Notes: January’s Work
January started very calmly with plenty of sunny days for walking…and ended with a few small snowstorms.
As I began thinking about navigating a project like this, I looked to my surroundings during walks for colors and textural inspirations. Early January's colors reminded me of an autumn color palette.
Read More2024: Field Notes. A year-long study of the landscape as I see it. Exploring marks, disrupting the page with bits of collage and working over it with paint and line. The past few months I have gained a passion for line work and as you can see, it is abundantly used here in the initial weeks of beginning.
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