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Seraphine de Senlis, Visionary Artist
Seraphine Louis (1864-1942) or "Seraphine de Senlis" was an artist during a time when women, especially impoverished women, never became "serious" artists. She was compelled to create soaring, lush paintings, some over two meters high.…
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French Impressionist Painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir ~ Short Film in Studio
French impressionist painter Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) painted despite partial paralysis and cruel rheumatoid arthritis until the end of his life. Painting with his brushes taped to his crippled hand, especially moves me. To the end…
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Watercolor Wednesday
From splashes trailing color came dancers behind. Phantom dancers leaping, spinning and gliding away into sparkling space~
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Antique Jars, New Treasures
Jars such as these are so special. There is something appealing about utilitarian objects like these glass containers that were used almost a century ago! The color, the shape, the handwork that went into the…
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Watercolor Wednesday
This became hummingbirds but that's another post for another watercolor wednesday! At least that's my plan... Famous last words.
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Fat Pink Sheep on a Beach
This painting did not start out as pink sheep on a beach! It was splashes of water and paint on white paper. I'd had a vague dream of a beach and the color had remained…
