This Is What I’ve Been Talking About on Instagram Lately
On Instagram, I write about my life as an artist. Behind the scenes in the studio, preparing for art exhibitions, marketing opportunities, my garden inspirations, artist friends and my artistic journey.
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My late season chrysanthemums always make me happy. The blossoms would be bigger if I followed the custom of pinching out multiple blooms so the remainder become huge. I, on the other hand, am happy to have smaller ones but have more flowers to enjoy. These are already a week old in my livingroom so that`s another great benefit of growing them. Don`t they just cheer up the room they`re dancing in!
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My late season chrysanthemums always make me happy. The blossoms would be bigger if I followed the custom of pinching out multiple blooms so the remainder become huge. I, on the other hand, am happy to have smaller ones but have more flowers to enjoy. These are already a week old in my livingroom so that`s another great benefit of growing them. Don`t they just cheer up the room they`re dancing in!
This amazing azalea Milestone has been blooming now for weeks with magenta flowers. This plant is about 20-plus years old and has just started doing this late-season reblooming for the past few years. This beautiful golden fall leaf color with the magenta splashes of blossoms is such an incredible sight. In the spring it blooms at the same time as the Bleeding Heart that is planted in close proximity and the colors are completely different and just as heartening.
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This amazing azalea Milestone has been blooming now for weeks with magenta flowers. This plant is about 20-plus years old and has just started doing this late-season reblooming for the past few years. This beautiful golden fall leaf color with the magenta splashes of blossoms is such an incredible sight. In the spring it blooms at the same time as the Bleeding Heart that is planted in close proximity and the colors are completely different and just as heartening.
While working in my studio, I went outside to do something & when I turned around to go back I looked up and saw how bright and welcoming my studio is upstairs in my home. I`m so fortunate to have the space to create my artwork right where I want it, in my home surrounded by my gardens. Like my work, my life is relatively minimalist. I enjoy not having unlived in spaces where every inch around me speaks to me and guides my work and my passions. I have deep gratitude for this in my life.
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While working in my studio, I went outside to do something & when I turned around to go back I looked up and saw how bright and welcoming my studio is upstairs in my home. I`m so fortunate to have the space to create my artwork right where I want it, in my home surrounded by my gardens. Like my work, my life is relatively minimalist. I enjoy not having unlived in spaces where every inch around me speaks to me and guides my work and my passions. I have deep gratitude for this in my life.
Just cut these chrysanthemums from my garden. They make me so happy! Hope flowers do that for you too.
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Just cut these chrysanthemums from my garden. They make me so happy! Hope flowers do that for you too.
I had a virtual Judy Chicago visit in my studio while I was painting the other day. A live interview with her was streaming on my Ipad while I was painting on the easel. Read my article about this experience in the latest issue of Sanctuary Magazine. You`ll love it!
Judy doesn`t know it but she`s been an inspiration to me since I was introduced to her work in the 1970s. That we`re both still active artists is such a miracle considering all the obstacles life has put in the path of our journeys. Her retrospective is now showing at the New Museum & I`m looking forward to seeing it soon. Her photo was taken by Donald Woodman.
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I had a virtual Judy Chicago visit in my studio while I was painting the other day. A live interview with her was streaming on my Ipad while I was painting on the easel. Read my article about this experience in the latest issue of Sanctuary Magazine. You`ll love it!
Judy doesn`t know it but she`s been an inspiration to me since I was introduced to her work in the 1970s. That we`re both still active artists is such a miracle considering all the obstacles life has put in the path of our journeys. Her retrospective is now showing at the New Museum & I`m looking forward to seeing it soon. Her photo was taken by Donald Woodman.
Every day I am in my studio drawing or painting. This is my latest enjoyment. This pink and yellow Dahlia began with a watercolor underpainting & then I worked on it with colored pencils. I`ve gone through all my notes on the names of my dahlias but I must not have put this one in my database so I don`t know the actual cultivar name. I do know that it`s a cactus dahlia though. Do you know the name?
I`ll be bringing this down to hang in the Firefly Gallery at 90 Main St in Northport Village in case you want to buy this as a gift from you to you or from you to family or a friend. It`s double-matted with a white frame for wall or table display. $95.00
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Every day I am in my studio drawing or painting. This is my latest enjoyment. This pink and yellow Dahlia began with a watercolor underpainting & then I worked on it with colored pencils. I`ve gone through all my notes on the names of my dahlias but I must not have put this one in my database so I don`t know the actual cultivar name. I do know that it`s a cactus dahlia though. Do you know the name?
I`ll be bringing this down to hang in the Firefly Gallery at 90 Main St in Northport Village in case you want to buy this as a gift from you to you or from you to family or a friend. It`s double-matted with a white frame for wall or table display. $95.00
A magnificent reward for an artist is to have someone who appreciates your work so much they spend their own hard-earned money to purchase it for their home. I`m over the moon with this photo a new customer just sent me showing my 24" Pink Ranunculus Designer Print hanging in the perfect spot in the bathroom she designed. A work of art isn`t complete until a viewer sees it. I love spreading happiness!
My art is inspired by the gardens surrounding my studio. To see more of my art please visit my profile for the link!
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A magnificent reward for an artist is to have someone who appreciates your work so much they spend their own hard-earned money to purchase it for their home. I`m over the moon with this photo a new customer just sent me showing my 24" Pink Ranunculus Designer Print hanging in the perfect spot in the bathroom she designed. A work of art isn`t complete until a viewer sees it. I love spreading happiness!
My art is inspired by the gardens surrounding my studio. To see more of my art please visit my profile for the link!
Here is a little studio tour of some of my walls in the studio. It’s a walk down memory lane for me. What questions does it bring to mind for you?
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Here is a little studio tour of some of my walls in the studio. It’s a walk down memory lane for me. What questions does it bring to mind for you?
My late season chrysanthemums always make me happy. The blossoms would be bigger if I followed the custom of pinching out multiple blooms so the remainder become huge. I, on the other hand, am happy to have smaller ones but have more flowers to enjoy. These are already a week old in my livingroom so that`s another great benefit of growing them. Don`t they just cheer up the room they`re dancing in!

My late season chrysanthemums always make me happy. The blossoms would be bigger if I followed the custom of pinching out multiple blooms so the remainder become huge. I, on the other hand, am happy to have smaller ones but have more flowers to enjoy. These are already a week old in my livingroom so that`s another great benefit of growing them. Don`t they just cheer up the room they`re dancing in!
This amazing azalea Milestone has been blooming now for weeks with magenta flowers. This plant is about 20-plus years old and has just started doing this late-season reblooming for the past few years. This beautiful golden fall leaf color with the magenta splashes of blossoms is such an incredible sight. In the spring it blooms at the same time as the Bleeding Heart that is planted in close proximity and the colors are completely different and just as heartening.

This amazing azalea Milestone has been blooming now for weeks with magenta flowers. This plant is about 20-plus years old and has just started doing this late-season reblooming for the past few years. This beautiful golden fall leaf color with the magenta splashes of blossoms is such an incredible sight. In the spring it blooms at the same time as the Bleeding Heart that is planted in close proximity and the colors are completely different and just as heartening.
While working in my studio, I went outside to do something & when I turned around to go back I looked up and saw how bright and welcoming my studio is upstairs in my home. I`m so fortunate to have the space to create my artwork right where I want it, in my home surrounded by my gardens. Like my work, my life is relatively minimalist. I enjoy not having unlived in spaces where every inch around me speaks to me and guides my work and my passions. I have deep gratitude for this in my life.

While working in my studio, I went outside to do something & when I turned around to go back I looked up and saw how bright and welcoming my studio is upstairs in my home. I`m so fortunate to have the space to create my artwork right where I want it, in my home surrounded by my gardens. Like my work, my life is relatively minimalist. I enjoy not having unlived in spaces where every inch around me speaks to me and guides my work and my passions. I have deep gratitude for this in my life.
Just cut these chrysanthemums from my garden. They make me so happy! Hope flowers do that for you too.

Just cut these chrysanthemums from my garden. They make me so happy! Hope flowers do that for you too.
I had a virtual Judy Chicago visit in my studio while I was painting the other day. A live interview with her was streaming on my Ipad while I was painting on the easel. Read my article about this experience in the latest issue of Sanctuary Magazine. You`ll love it!
Judy doesn`t know it but she`s been an inspiration to me since I was introduced to her work in the 1970s. That we`re both still active artists is such a miracle considering all the obstacles life has put in the path of our journeys. Her retrospective is now showing at the New Museum & I`m looking forward to seeing it soon. Her photo was taken by Donald Woodman.

I had a virtual Judy Chicago visit in my studio while I was painting the other day. A live interview with her was streaming on my Ipad while I was painting on the easel. Read my article about this experience in the latest issue of Sanctuary Magazine. You`ll love it!
Judy doesn`t know it but she`s been an inspiration to me since I was introduced to her work in the 1970s. That we`re both still active artists is such a miracle considering all the obstacles life has put in the path of our journeys. Her retrospective is now showing at the New Museum & I`m looking forward to seeing it soon. Her photo was taken by Donald Woodman.
Every day I am in my studio drawing or painting. This is my latest enjoyment. This pink and yellow Dahlia began with a watercolor underpainting & then I worked on it with colored pencils. I`ve gone through all my notes on the names of my dahlias but I must not have put this one in my database so I don`t know the actual cultivar name. I do know that it`s a cactus dahlia though. Do you know the name?
I`ll be bringing this down to hang in the Firefly Gallery at 90 Main St in Northport Village in case you want to buy this as a gift from you to you or from you to family or a friend. It`s double-matted with a white frame for wall or table display. $95.00

Every day I am in my studio drawing or painting. This is my latest enjoyment. This pink and yellow Dahlia began with a watercolor underpainting & then I worked on it with colored pencils. I`ve gone through all my notes on the names of my dahlias but I must not have put this one in my database so I don`t know the actual cultivar name. I do know that it`s a cactus dahlia though. Do you know the name?
I`ll be bringing this down to hang in the Firefly Gallery at 90 Main St in Northport Village in case you want to buy this as a gift from you to you or from you to family or a friend. It`s double-matted with a white frame for wall or table display. $95.00
A magnificent reward for an artist is to have someone who appreciates your work so much they spend their own hard-earned money to purchase it for their home. I`m over the moon with this photo a new customer just sent me showing my 24" Pink Ranunculus Designer Print hanging in the perfect spot in the bathroom she designed. A work of art isn`t complete until a viewer sees it. I love spreading happiness!
My art is inspired by the gardens surrounding my studio. To see more of my art please visit my profile for the link!

A magnificent reward for an artist is to have someone who appreciates your work so much they spend their own hard-earned money to purchase it for their home. I`m over the moon with this photo a new customer just sent me showing my 24" Pink Ranunculus Designer Print hanging in the perfect spot in the bathroom she designed. A work of art isn`t complete until a viewer sees it. I love spreading happiness!
My art is inspired by the gardens surrounding my studio. To see more of my art please visit my profile for the link!
Here is a little studio tour of some of my walls in the studio. It’s a walk down memory lane for me. What questions does it bring to mind for you?

Here is a little studio tour of some of my walls in the studio. It’s a walk down memory lane for me. What questions does it bring to mind for you?