Professional Oil Paints vs. Student Grade Oil Paints One of the things I wanted to do was with the grant money. I wanted to continue learning from different artists about… Read More
Professional Grade Oil Paints vs. Student Grade Oil Paints
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Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
Don’t Miss This!
This is the last week to check out the amazing print show at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center. 24 Hands Exhibition is on the second floor and you don’t want… Read More
Mother’s Day Surprise
Mother’s Day this year was full of surprises. First, I had a nice visit with my Mom in the early afternoon, smothering her with love, adoration, and Belgian chocolates. Second,… Read More
Hildegard von Bingen Stands the Test of Time
By Kurt Loft. It’s not often we hear music from a composer who lived more than 900 years ago, about the time of the Second Crusade and building the Cathedral of Notre Dame. But the poems and sounds of Hildegard von Bingen still linger after all this time – a German nun whose music, writing, scientific musings and mysticism shaped ideas in a world dominated by male thought and action. This weekend, The Florida Orchestra and Master Chorale of Tampa Bay offer a piece by Hildegard to kick off a serene night of music that ends with Mozart’s Requiem…. Read More
Answering Questions in Quilts
By Emily Stehle. This show at Florida CraftArt, a project of SAQA’s (Studio Art Quilt Associates Inc.) Florida region, offers a unique perspective of the creation of artwork. The assumption is that every work begins with a question. And every art quilt by the 29 artists in this exhibit examines and explains their answer to this question…. Read More
Word Work
What Do The Words Mean? Some insight about the words I use in my paintings. My paintings are created layer by layer in multiple studio sessions. The works generally begin… Read More
“So What?”
I take a lot of pictures – a lot! Everywhere I go. And I always revisit each image and think about what I can do to make it better. If… Read More
Inspiration
Inspiration comes in different forms and from various places. I applied to be a part of the Metaphysical Enlightenment Fest in Sarasota, Florida. I signed up to do the healing…. Read More
Holding My Breath
Two more paintings that are now in Korea. The crate of 25 paintings shipped to South Korea arrived safely and the gallery staff are now hanging the works at the… Read More
FROM AGENT TO PUB DAY: THE 8 PHASES OF TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING
The literary world keeps their secrets close to the vest. So I thought I’d pillage recent memories and offer a step-by-step breakdown of the process for curious minds. This is… Read More
