Dog Collage Portraits

I recently took a Nicki FitzGerald’s online class Creative Pet Portraiture with Procreate and had a blast making digital collage portraits of my friends’ dogs. I’ve used Procreate to make collages before, but this class took it to a new level. I took more photos of text and textures and organized them into folders on … More Dog Collage Portraits

Art on the iPad

I’m having a blast in Susie Monday’s Art on the iPad online class. I’ve taken the class a couple times before, so the skills using various combinations of inexpensive iPad apps seem easier to use and get results I like. We’re 3 weeks in, and I’m really excited about the possibilities. Here’s a sampling of … More Art on the iPad

Healdsburg Oaks at Stitching California

My quilt Healdsburg Oaks was is one of 41 pieces that jurors, Katie Pasquini Masopust and Karen Holmes, selected out of 78 submissions for Stitching California: Fiber Artists Interpret the State’s People, Life, and Land. The Studio Art Quilt Association (SAQA) call for entry was an invitation for quilt artists from members from the Northern California … More Healdsburg Oaks at Stitching California

Photographing Artwork

One of the steps I’m taking as an artist is putting together a portfolio to represent my work.  The most important element in the portfolio is excellent images. I’ve learned that how well your work is photographed can be the determining factor in whether or not your work is juried into a show. Until recently, … More Photographing Artwork