Covid Classics

A few weeks ago, the Getty Museum challenged those who were self-quarantined to recreate famous works of art at home.  The museum staff suggested using works from the Getty’s extensive catalog as inspiration.  The people of the world did not disappoint and thus, the #CovidClassics trend was born. I, too, have contributed to the #CovidClassics […]

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Painted Pumpkins

To be perfectly honest, I can’t remember ever carving a pumpkin for Halloween.  My parents made us stop celebrating Halloween when I was in the 2nd or 3rd grade, so it wasn’t until I was an adult that I was able to return to the best holiday of the year. Knives and gourds make me […]

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Painting in the Pumpkin Patch!

Picking out the perfect pumpkins for spooky season??? This year, don’t gouge your gourds and don’t jack-knife those jack-o-lanterns – PAINT your PUMPKINS! Join me on Tuesday, October 15th from 5:00-6:30pm for a pumpkin painting party!  You’ll find me in the pumpkin patch at St. Luke’s UMC in Orlando. Purchase your pumpkins from the patch […]

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Artists & Their Pets

If you are looking for a fun and creative way to introduce artists and art history to young people, then this is the book for you!  Artists & Their Pets, by Susie Hodge with illustrations by Violet Lemay, makes famous artists more relatable by including the animals and pets they loved and cared for throughout […]

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Kids & Pablo Picasso

Cubism isn’t the easiest art concept to explain to adults, let alone to kids.  Does that mean we should refrain from teaching children challenging art theories?  Of course not!  At the recent Take pART event at St. Luke’s UMC, I wrote a brief explanation of Cubism to accompany a kids’ art activity called “Picasso Pizzazz.”  […]

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Special Guest

I am so honored to be a special guest speaker in St. Luke’s summer programming series, Wednesday Nite Lite, this Wednesday, July 11th.  Wednesday Nite Lite offers the St. Luke’s congregation and the local Central Florida community a relaxed atmosphere to enjoy a home-cooked meal, fun learning opportunities and activities for every member of the […]

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Explore Your Creative Side!

This past Sunday I was invited to paint LIVE during two services at St. Luke’s UMC in Orlando, FL as a way of promoting their upcoming Take pART event.  I am honored and humbled to be a member of the planning committee for this event and the curator of the Fine Art Gallery area of […]

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Frances McFeather

“Frances McFeather” is the Seussian character I created for the Seuss Whimsy Art Show currently on view at Osceola Arts in Kissimmee, FL.  Dr. Seuss often created characters that had elaborate and extravagant hair, wings or tails and Frances pays tribute to all those fancy friends.  I even wrote a little poem about her… Have […]

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