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Lushes with Brushes: The Morning After, Part Deux

More parties, more painting: I suspect these ones might be addicts! Book a “Lushes with Brushes” party

Lushes with Brushes: The Morning After

Success! Titillating times at the very first “Lushes with Brushes” painting party: Karen was an amazing hostess: Baked Brie with hot pepper raspberry jam, Gouda wrapped in pastry, sushi, ribs; yummy and oh-so-cute mini purse cakes by “Becky’s Cakes”; and several bottles of wine brought by guests. At my house it would have been aContinue reading “Lushes with Brushes: The Morning After”

Lushes with Brushes

I’m excited! I’ve been playing in my studio all week! Painting stiletto heels. My daughter-in-law made a suggestion a couple of weeks ago, and I love it! She said, “Why don’t you have painting parties where guests drink wine and paint, and call them, ‘Lushes with Brushes’ ?” …. Well, why not? I love painting.Continue reading “Lushes with Brushes”

Brain Skitters

My brain skitters around like drops of water on a hot griddle when I’m experimenting in the studio. Try this… Okay, that worked. Nope. Modify… Hmmm. What if I try that? … Oooops… Now what? …Oh, maybe that… Chug-a-chug-a-chug-a cool down and clean up… Write some of this stuff down before I forget it… NoContinue reading “Brain Skitters”

Happy Stampers

Recently, I was asked by a nearby art gallery* to teach a printmaking workshop, since my BFA major is printmaking. Mostly folks don’t really know what printmaking is. I didn’t until I took my first class. In a nutshell, printmaking is making a “plate” that can be used many times to print an image overContinue reading “Happy Stampers”