Left: Lucy in 2021, Right: Lucy in 2022 For the past year I've been working with a nutritionist in Santa Fe named Dr. Emily Franklin and...

Painting a portrait from a live model is a specific skill and, like any skill, it needs to be practiced in order to grow and improve. As...

This month I lined up a LIVE model to sit for me so that I can paint a portrait from real life. It's the first time I've worked with a...

Recently I attended the IAPS 14th annual pastel convention and saw pastel artists working in every style of art from abstract to...

Recently I attended the International Association of Pastel Society's (IAPS) Fourteenth Biennial Convention in Albuquerque, NM...

This coming week is the International Association of Pastel Societies Fourteenth Biennial Convention in Albuquerque, NM. It's...

I have a winner of my zine "How To Talk To Artists" (back page pictured above) FREE giveaway! Actually, I decided to send a copy of my...

That's right! I wrote, illustrated, designed, and printed this adorable 6 page zine (booklet) and then hand-stitched it to make something...

Memorial Day Weekend was the Grand Opening of The Corner Art Gallery on the Plaza in Las Vegas, NM located at 1813 and 1815 Plaza Road....

In the past week an artist friend gave me the book "Make Your Art No Matter What" by Beth Pickens and another friend loaned me the book...

Thanks to the USFS firefighter's phenomenal work, the Hermit's Peak / Calf Canyon fire did not burn the city of Las Vegas, NM. For a week...

About a month ago, the beginning of April, a "controlled" burn got out of control and started burning in the Hermit's Peak area just...

This week I received notification that my membership application to the Pastel Society of America was approved! I am now a proud elected...

Earlier this year I joined an organization dedicated to helping artist find success. It's called the PRAXIS Center for Aesthetic Studies....

It's official! My artwork is now on display and for sale at the Las Vegas Plaza Corner Art Gallery (1815 Plaza Street, Las Vegas, New...

This past weekend the MasterWorks of NM exhibit opened and I was thrilled that my soft pastel painting "Menopause" was included. The show...

Last night was the CHAIR-ity auction at the NM Highlands University. It was well attended by what seemed to be faculty and staff from the...

I have an agreement with a local gallery, The Corner Art Gallery, to show and sell my paintings! Three more are in the process of being...

Recently I received notification that my soft pastel painting, "Menopause" has been selected to be in the juried 24th Annual MasterWorks...

I promised to keep you updated on the chair I agreed to paint and donate for the NMHU charity fundraiser on March 18, 2022 and here you...