April 15 2023

May 15, 2023
Oh my Heavens,  I haven't blogged in SO LONG!!!!  Well here I go.  Art A Whirl is upon us and I"m still alive and I hope able to climb the stairs to the studio to celebrate LIFE!  I have some new paintings.  The wall is looking good.  It is Spring and the flowering trees are awesome.  Every day is really amazing.  I hope I"ll see you at the studio May 19, 20, 21.  There are eight artists in the studio and they are ever so great.  I"m still painting and the Northstar group has started painting outside.  I joined them last Wed.  Here's my favorite painting,  My one and only full sheet painting.  
 

November 28 2022

November 28, 2022
Today is my birthday and we are in the transition between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  My annual Turkey painting features our city wild turkeys that roam everywhere ignoring traffic and pecking at their images in parked cars.  Most people are fond of them and others gently ignore them.  I will show my turkey painting here.  Art a Whirl and Art Attack have come and gone.  I loved them both..  Chatting with people and watching the crowds loving art and dressing up for the occasion.  Merry Chris...
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May 7, 2022

May 7, 2022
Hi Everyone  I'm waking up now after all these months of hibernation.  Hibernating from the cold, dark, cloudy  Minnesota forever winter.  Spring has finally arrived.  I have indeed been painting.  Lots of bad political, war paintings that noone would want to see.  But Hey, I'm still painting and since I usually paint in the moment, feelings etc I am in a puzzled state as to what to actually show.  Art A Whirl is in a couple of weeks at Northrup King Building in NE Mpls.  Very exciting!!!!  I...
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November 5, 2021

November 5, 2021
Art Attack in NE Minneapolis and specifically at Northrup King Building is starting today!!!!  I hope to see you there.  People are encouraged to wear masks.  Our studio, 321, is incredibly fun with eight painters and gorgeous work.  I'm not kidding.  I'm so lucky to be there with these wonderful artists.  
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July 12, 2021

July 12, 2021
Now with covid restrictions for NKB lifted, it is easier for everyone to visit studio 321.  However, we are not open on summer months,( June, July and August) on Saturdays. We  ARE open First Thursdays during the summer.  I have been painting with the Northstar plein air painters who find good painting spots through out the twin cities.  It is great to paint outside.  Also I paint with my friend, Ginny, every Tuesday morning.  We've been doing this since the about 1998.  I am very grateful fo...
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April 25, 2021

April 25, 2021
Art A Whirl will happen for Northrup King Building and is a NEMAA event.  To attend the NKB and Studio321 you will need to get a reservation through evite.  Studio 321 where I exist, will be open and my eight studio mates are taking turns in being present during the art a whirl times which are Friday May 14th from noon to 8, Saturday May 15th from noon to 8 and Friday May 16th from noon to 5pm.  NKB is also open for Saturdays 12- 4 and First Thursdays 5 - 9 and reservations are needed for tho...
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March 7, 2021

March 7, 2021
Yes, I'm still here and covid precautions continue here in Minnesota.  My back situation has improved and I am looking forward to warmer temperatures.  I did get juried into the Minnesota Watercolor Society Spring show and am in the Northstar watermedia member show that is virtual and can be seen by accessing their website.  See you soon I hope.  We may be able to open Studio 321 Northrup King Building by Art a Whirl and so life goes on even in our sad state of pandemic affairs.  Here's my pa...
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November 23, 2020

November 23, 2020
Covid is still with us and we are taking precautions to the max.  I am still painting but have been having some back trouble so I am not as prolific with painting lately.  I am thankful for all that I have.  Friends, a home, a furnace, and lots of books to read.  Here's sending you a Happy Thanksgiving and remembering all the abundance we have to be thankful for.  

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July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020
Well, here I am again.  Blathering away..  I did look up whether blather is a word and it is a word meaning foolish loose talk.  Hmmmmm  I'm still on my back porch with my computer and paint stuff.  I have been painting and going to my art critique group.  We meet outside with distancing and lots of fresh air ventilation.  I paint lots of covid and political paintings.  They tend to be rather messy and I do them to help my mental health.  I did get into a rather terrific show that was for ple...
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March 27, 2020

March 27, 2020
The Barn that I featured in my January Blog did win an honorable mention at the Northstar Watermedia member show.  Yay!   The reception was cancelled due to the corona virus.  Also the Minnesota Artist Association Spring show reception was cancelled.  The paintings are up but noone can see them for the building sites are closed.  Yikes!!!  I'm sequestered here on my little back porch that is heated, thank goodness and is where I have my painting stuff and computer.  It is still cold out but w...
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January 16, 2020

January 16, 2020
Well, it has been a long time since communicated last on my blog.  As with all things, circumstances happen that prevent the routine to continue for a while.  But I am back and am starting to paint more again.  I can't say the paintings are as grrrreat as before but I'm back and happy.  Today it is 8 degrees below zero here in Minneapolis and it is a good day to paint.  I have signed up to enter a few shows this year.  I will let you know it I get in and what is happening.  All is well and I ...
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July 6, 2019

July 6, 2019
It's a Saturday and it's 10 AM./  I'm trying to get caught up with unfinished threads in my life.  Here I am a retired person and my life gets more and more complicated.  I wonder if it's an age thing.  Perhaps.  At any rate I am still painting.  That is fun and I relax when I'm painting.  I had about 7 paintings at the U of M arboretum in June.  It was great and sold one.  I have already entered the great MN State Fair and won't hear until late this month sometime.  So I'm still at it but th...
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April 30th, 2019

April 30, 2019
I am so excited.  Today I bring 10 paintings to the Arboretum where they will be shown on the second floor.  Art a whirl is coming on May 17 18 and 19.  More later
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October 30, 2018

October 31, 2018
It is Happy Halloween and tomorrow is First Thursday at Northrup King Building Followed be Art Attack on Friday Nov 2 from 5PM to 10PM, Saturday from 12 noon to 8PM, and Sunday from 12 noon to 5  A busy week.  Please come to visit Studio 321 where seven artists present their wonderful art.  
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September 15, 2018

September 15, 2018
I am back from my high school class birthday celebration.....our collective 80th birthdays and after visiting my old homestead in Warren PA and having trouble walking up the stairs to the second floor, I realized with surprise that the stairs were much steeper than I remembered and I hung on the banister for dear life.  Yikes.   I had a solo show in Warren PA during the birthday celebration.  The show was at the Warren Library and the library hosted the show with great enthusiasm.  The show d...
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