i made it to week 9 of cvp!

we are in the homestretch now in the online art course i’m taking (cvp), in the middle of week 9 (out of 12). since i last posted here, we’ve covered a lot of color theory – color value, harmony, temperature, saturation, compliments, etc. – and had a week on texture. there was a “rest” week…

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heading into week 6 of CVP…

it’s been a whirlwind so far. keeping up with this class is harder than the last one i took because there are more weekly live zoom coaching calls and much more video content. it’s a lot to physically get through and even more to really digest. the image above is just a little montage of…

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and just like that…. cvp

sometimes you get to a crossroads in your life when you know in your gut that you have to make bold moves, take big steps, into the scary unknown…. do things that maybe terrify you. you have to just trust your gut, go with your intuition, let the universe guide you, because, well, as they…

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making art my business

hi everyone. now that mardi gras has come and gone, it’s time to get back to the business of making art, and working on the actual business of my art. to that end, i just finished a free online class from jessica serran who is an artist and coach who does various online courses throughout…

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happy holidays and here’s to 2024!

well as usual i have not kept up with this website/blog. november flew by and now we are almost at mid-december. the “find your joy” class is over and i even managed to do an open studio this past weekend which i didn’t even bother to promote here. i’m not gonna go back and recap…

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how’d it get to be november already?

sigh. the last time i wrote here it was the end of september, i was in the 2nd week of the find your joy course and loving it, and i was looking forward to my vacation to new mexico mid october. well it’s a month and a half later now. the find your joy class…

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