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Women Artists of the West

Posted on March 1, 2014 by admin

At the end of 2013, I was accepted into WAOW – Women Artists of the West as an Associate member. WAOW is a long-standing artists’ organization that I’d considered joining for a number of years. I’d waited until I had … Continue reading →

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“Call of the Prairie” Featured in Cheap Joe’s Catalog

Posted on February 22, 2014 by admin

I’m honored that my bison scratchboard drawing was one of 25 selected for the Customer Art section of Cheap Joe’s 2014 art supply catalog.  Click on the image for a larger version. That’s the leg of our dog Arrow in … Continue reading →

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Gap in Posts

Posted on February 14, 2014 by admin

I know there’s a HUGE gap in posts since the last one. Chalk that up to the fact that I’ve been working on overhauling my web site for a looooong time. I plan to write posts and back-date them to … Continue reading →

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“Down on the Farm” – Scratchboard Series

Posted on April 17, 2013 by admin

[dmalbum path=”/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/dotf/”/] __________________________________________________ This is a series of 15 scratchboard drawings I created for a show at the Chapel Gallery as part of the “Art Can Heal” program in the Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital in Auburn CA. 13 of the … Continue reading →

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Signature Status!

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

I received confirmation on March 21st that my application for “Signature” status (SSA) in the International Society of Scratchboard Artists (ISSA) was unanimously accepted. This status is awarded to ISSA “members showing advanced scratchboard skills” and I’m thrilled and honored … Continue reading →

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Featured Artist

Posted on March 3, 2012 by admin

See the post about my scratchboard work in Ampersand Art Supply’s blog.

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Drawings for Chako

Posted on January 2, 2012 by admin

Late last year, I saw a call for artists on Chako’s Facebook page. They were looking for someone to do a few simple drawings of dogs for a publication and they had a short turnaround time. I support Chako and … Continue reading →

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Video – Scratchboard Drawing of a Boston Terrier

Posted on August 27, 2011 by admin
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It’s All an Illusion

Posted on June 3, 2011 by admin

Some time ago, while teaching a scratchboard class, I realized that “art is an illusion”. I’m certain that this is something I have always known at a subconscious level, but the actual words came to me during that class. It … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress

Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin

Nothing really new to report, but I’ve been plugging away on a number of drawings, so I thought I’d post three of them that are in progress. The first two are farther along than last time I posted them on … Continue reading →

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