Friday, I carefully wrapped up one of my most personal paintings, tucked it securely into its protective sleeve, and shipped it across the ocean to the Netherlands. My piece, “Safe Harbor,” is now on its way to be included in … Read More
Maybe it’s because I’m a March baby. Maybe it’s because spring has always felt like a quiet promise to me — a season where everything is stretching, waking up, becoming. What I love most about spring is how it reminds … Read More
Visit our studios and get inspired! Step inside the creative heartbeat of our community at Art Studio Trek, a free, annual celebration of local art in the Roseville/Rocklin region and surrounding areas. This self-guided studio tour invites you behind the … Read More
Visit our studios and get inspired! Step inside the creative heartbeat of our community at Art Studio Trek, a free, annual celebration of local art in the Roseville/Rocklin region and surrounding areas. This self-guided studio tour invites you behind the … Read More
Every now and then, a project comes along that feels like pure creative magic from start to finish. My recent commission for Phil Drews of Quicksilver Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors was exactly that kind of experience — a … Read More
This month’s challenge from my Art Inspiration Group was to create an art piece using a set palette. I chose this warm palette as the colors made me happy. (By the way, I can’t think of a better reason to … Read More
Paint like no one is watching! Join us for a fun painting demo via Zoom and hosted by Yosemite Sierra Artists. How would you paint if you had nothing left to lose? FREE, I tell ya, FREE! Shannon Grissom’s … Read More
The shed in our backyard was in dire need of a makeover! The paint scheme needed to be more cohesive, and the door was too far right, throwing the whole visual out of balance. As my Italian Grandmother would often … Read More
Have you ever noticed that creativity is not linear? It’s different from a straight line, where you can easily follow a path from point A to point B. Instead, creativity is more like a web of interconnected ideas and concepts … Read More
There’s gnome place like home. There’s gnome place like home. I had such a blast painting these cute little gnomes, and every time I look at the, they make me smile. I’m keeping the originals, but really fun prints and … Read More
My creative work has always helped me process life. One of the cool things I love about painting with the palette knife is the easy cleanup process. When I only have a minute or two to paint, I can wipe … Read More
I recently participated in an inspiring group painting project, Shared Abundance, and just had to share this inspiring journey with you! A Bit of Background… I belong to an artist inspiration group comprised of 9 gifted creatives. It’s a modern-day … Read More
Meet “Anahata”. Full of love, she embodies the heart chakra. Random fact about her…. she loves, loves, loves Steely Dan Seriously! She woke me up with “My Old School” tune in my mind’s ear. So I put on my headphones, … Read More
I love walking around Heron Lake in Yosemite Lakes Park. No matter what time of year you go, there’s always something wonderful to see. On this particular day, the smoke was thick due to the many fires in the … Read More
My Heritage.com Deep Nostalgia’s AI technology was meant to animate ancestral portraits. And they do. The animation is cool and strange all at the same time. I find the application worked best when I used it with photos of distant … Read More
Today we are going to talk about radical trust. Most children have it. Left to their own devices, children are creative machines! They draw, paint, sing, sculpt, and create elaborate stories. They come up with creative uses for everyday objects … Read More