Inspiration Continued

    It is a form of inspiration to paint with someone else whose style and method of operation are totally different from your own.  Laura Bowman, an acrylic artist, and I decided to go all out mixing our media, ideas, music, texture preferences and color...

Showin’ on the River

Petaluma’s Riverfront Gallery has juried Lucca City Life into Showin’ on the River.  Show opens 8 July and runs until 8 September.  Opening reception is 11 July beginning about 5 p.m.

Blue Ridge Mountains

In May, we visited Asheville, NC and enjoyed the Blue Ridge Mountains.  At sunset, they are all shades of blue and captivating.

Master of Strings

You don’t need to see a face if you carefully look at a person’s hands.    In the past, I focused on hands in the wine industry:  Wine and Wisdom; Hands of Harvest; and Salute.  This time, I decided to work with moving hands. those playing an instrument....

The Rest of the Story

Sometimes it is better to crop a painting to solve a visual issue. Summer Dream was one of those paintings. The Rest of the Story is a small portion that originally was the bottom of Summer Dream, then it became another painting.