A Small But significant Honor
Today was a milestone of sorts...a thirteen year old boy from Saskatchewan Canada requested biographical data from me for a report his class is doing on environmental artists. This modest request blew...
View ArticleAnnouncing new Membership in Manhattan Arts International, New York
I'm thrilled to say that I am now a featured artist for Manhattan Arts International online gallery, New York. Renee Phillips, founder of MAI, has discovered my Man and Sea series and to quote her,...
View ArticleMY ART WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE BLUE GLASS CAFE IN BOSTON THIS SUMMER
Beginning on April 17th through July 16th this summer, I will have art displayed at the Blue Glass Cafe on Clarendon Street in Boston, joining several other artists in their upstairs gallery. This is...
View ArticleJim Benest has some wise things to say about being an art lover/buyer:
FineArtViews Daily Newsletter | Thursday, March 28, 2013 | Issue 1486 by Jim BenestDear Subscriber,This post is by guest author, Jim Benest. This article has been edited and published with the...
View ArticleON MY EASEL
Having fun with this "lobstah" boat that's heading into the fog. Guess I know what I'll be doing all week!
View ArticleDON'T BE AFRAID TO START ALL OVER AGAIN
Sometimes a seed of an idea that was overlooked in your initial effort, whatever that might be, can germinate in a do-over. I used to be afraid to start over on a portion of a painting. I feared that...
View ArticleNow Available--A High Resolution Portfolio of Janet's Best Work In Book Form
Click here to view this photo book larger Shutterfly baby photo books are the perfect way to preserve your baby's precious moments. Click here to view this photo book larger Shutterfly baby photo...
View ArticlePAINTING TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF GLOBAL WARMING
Something seems to have taken over my psyche, making me feel as though a painting that doesn't carry significant meaning is lacking in some fundamental way. I used to paint to create a thing of...
View ArticleWhew! I Really Did Dodge A Bullet!
This is why I pulled out of the first New York Show I juried into:The NYC Parallax Art Fair: Subverting the NormWritten By Taylor TashThis past weekend, running concurrently with the overly hyped...
View ArticleWhen Someone Else Makes a Significant Step Forward
There was a time not so long ago when hearing about someone else's triumph would make me, well...envious at best. My inner child would say things like, "I've worked just as hard as she has--why not...
View ArticleHudson River Arts Festival June 1 + 2
Packing today for weekend show in Tarrytown, New York where we'll be set up in the brand new River Walk Park. This is Westchester County, very accessible from many populous areas of the state....
View ArticleWhen Someone Else Makes a Significant Step Forward
There was a time not so long ago when hearing about someone else's triumph would make me, well...envious at best. My inner child would say things like, "I've worked just as hard as she has--why not...
View ArticleNow a Proud Member of Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset, Maine
WISCASSET - Founded by artist Mildred Burrage in 1954 and housed in an historic red brick school house built in 1807, the non-profit Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset is taking bold steps to broaden its...
View ArticleGoin' To Monhegan
I've never been to Monhegan Island. There, I said it. Which is quite an admission, don't you think? For a serious artist who has lived in Maine her whole life never to have gone to perhaps the most...
View ArticleThe Circle Of the Life of A Painting
Ahhhh. Sometimes it's just best to wipe all or some of a painting out and start over. This is what happened with my current work today. While pleased with the foreground and figures, the mid and...
View ArticleWhen Someone Else Makes a Significant Step Forward
There was a time not so long ago when hearing about someone else's triumph would make me, well...envious at best. My inner child would say things like, "I've worked just as hard as she has--why not...
View ArticleA Small But significant Honor
Today was a milestone of sorts...a thirteen year old boy from Saskatchewan Canada requested biographical data from me for a report his class is doing on environmental artists. This modest request blew...
View ArticleAnnouncing new Membership in Manhattan Arts International, New York
I'm thrilled to say that I am now a featured artist for Manhattan Arts International online gallery, New York. Renee Phillips, founder of MAI, has discovered my Man and Sea series and to quote her,...
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