Normally I don’t post unfinished work but it’s been such a long time since I last posted a pastel I thought I’d give you a sneak preview.The reference for this is an origami elephant my daughter made for my youngest son as a christmas present. She gave him an old cigar box full of different [...]
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origami elephant
Posted in stuff on January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
christmas gifts
Posted in stuff on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We decided as a family that we’d make gifts for each other this year. Here are a couple of the gifts I made for my son and his wife in Arizona.I was inspired by Sticks Furniture. I bought unfinished pieces [...]
old self/new self
Posted in stuff on July 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Many years ago I was hospitalized because of a nervous breakdown. While in the hospital I had much idle time and it was a perfect opportunity for me to create. I made this sculpture out of clay while there, but it was never fired. Because of it she lost an arm, [...]
We Have a Winner!
Posted in stuff on July 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Hi everyone,Many of you signed up for the free painting giveaway. I was very happy to see that you are all still visiting my blog. I hope you are enjoying the recent work.My mother Johanna (that’s her on the left) picked the winner again.The winner of the “Three Pears” pastel painting is Monika Kaganiec of [...]
Painting Giveaway Winner
Posted in stuff on May 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We have a winner for the free painting giveaway!Actually I have 3 winners to announce. Since I received many entries and nearly the same amount for each of the three paintings to choose from, I decided to have my mother draw 2 more names from the basket.
The winner of the painting “French Village” [...]
shades of autumn daily painting
Posted in available paintings, stuff on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Although this is not a new painting, it has never been posted. I painted this autumn landscape last year and forgot to put it on the blog for some reason.It is available for sale. For more information on this piece, please click here.
There are 2 days left to sign up for the free painting [...]
new blog address
Posted in stuff on April 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hi everyone!It’s been way too long since my last post OR my last painting. The good news is that I saw the orthopedic surgeon yesterday and she shot some cortisone at the base of my finger . . . oouuch! But in 3-5 days she said I should be as good as new.
In the meantime [...]
taking a break . .
Posted in stuff on March 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Not that I want to but a few days ago my middle finger (of all fingers) on my right hand swelled and had pain shooting through it at the slightest movement. I had an x-ray taken and although it’s not broken I do have a severe case of tendinitis. The doctor said that it needs [...]
taking a break . .
Posted in stuff on March 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Not that I want to but a few days ago my middle finger (of all fingers) on my right hand swelled and had pain shooting through it at the slightest movement. I had an x-ray taken and although it’s not broken I do have a severe case of tendinitis. The doctor said that it needs [...]
CT pastel society award
Posted in stuff on March 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I was very happy to receive a Jack Richeson Award at The Connecticut Pastel Society’s member show yesterday for my “Raven” painting.
This has been a goal of mine for the past 2 years. The competition is fierce! I wasn’t sure about entering a surreal painting since I haven’t seen any surreal work in the [...]
