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Nasty Woman, Too: Kate Robertson

7/31/2018

 
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Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't.

~ Steve Mariboli

Happy Birthday Baby!

7/30/2018

 
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We were so lucky that my eldest daughter was home to celebrate her birthday with us.  I never get to spend enough time with my teacher though I am grateful that her lovely artwork (on the wall behind her) lives with me. :)

Happy Birthday Babycakes!

Plein Air Paintbox

7/26/2018

 
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Now that I've actually (finally!) used my Guerilla Painter 5x7 PocketBox while plein air painting, I thought it would be a good time to share an update. In full disclosure, we had a thunder storm the night prior to video taping this so my bottom was getting wetter as the video progress ;D  If I was asked which paint box was my favorite, I think I might have a hard time choosing.  When I first purchased my original 6x8 ThumBox I don't think there was an option for a 5x7 at that point, otherwise I may have selected that one instead.  But, I have created hundreds of paintings using the 6x8 pochade so I'm rather attached to it.  After this summer, though, I may be leaning towards the 5x7 a little more...we'll see.  Plus, it looks like they've changed the design on the 5x7...it would be interesting to see how this one works.

Nasty Woman, Too: Joan Traub

7/25/2018

 
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The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

​~ Joseph Campbell

Nasty Woman, Too: Pauline Saade

7/25/2018

 
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Watch carefully, the magic that occurs when you give a person just enough comfort to be themselves.

~ Atticus

Nasty Woman, Too: Kati Barrett

7/24/2018

 
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Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.

​~ Rumi

Nasty Woman, Too: Deborah Catton

7/23/2018

 
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You must do what you love.  All of it.  And what's stopping you isn't money or time or your attitude.  It's isolation.  You need other people to care about what you're doing, to believe in you and encourage you.  And they need you to do what you love, because it matters so much, and we all know that these are the gifts you're meant to share with the world.

​~ Barbara Sher

View Finder

7/20/2018

 
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​I really, really love art supplies and one of my favorite tools when I'm painting outdoors is a view finder. This one, called View Catcher, is really handy as it closes up nice and small to fit in my paintbox and the grey is a nice neutral, especially in bright sunshine.  When we were in college, we created view finders by cutting two L-shaped pieces of mat board (used for framing) but it was awkward as they would bend while travelling and required two hands.  This way I have a free hand to loosely sketch out my painting with a paintbrush.  They're especially handy when the vista is all so beautiful as it can be difficult for me to block out pieces and just focus on one area. It seems to help me quiet the outside visual 'noise'.  The simpler I make my plein air travel kit, the more often I actually use it.  That, to me, is success.

Pocket Box

7/19/2018

 
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This is the cute little 5x7 pocket box I got for Christmas from www.guerillapainter.com ....in it I can store 2-panels, 8-22 ml tubes of Liquitex OPEN acrylics, 15 ml OPEN thinner, 2 small acrylic handled brushes, a view finder, a cotton rag and small water container. After this outing I realized that I needed to order a carrying strap and tripod mount which also comes with feet to set the box comfortably on a tabletop. My 6x8 pochade which I've had for years stores much more including 4 panels but I find I tend to use it in town more often as it's bulkier and heavier - the newer 6x8 ThumBox is smaller but I really love mine just as it is.

To Be Seen

7/18/2018

 
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​One of the reasons I decided to paint portraits of women, especially during this current political climate, is that I see so many women struggle. In our home there is a constant battle against clinical anxiety and OCD which leads to depression...unfortunately it is cyclical, generational. As a mother it is so difficult to watch my girls in pain but they are getting help which makes me so proud of them both. One of the things I have recognized over the past few years was that taking photographs of them to show them how special they really are, full of joy and hope and strength, helped them to feel seen. That is my intention with these portraits...I hope each woman that I paint can feel that, too.
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