today i am delighted that i was invited by 



katherine jeanne wood 



to participate in a virtual blog tour. 



i have admired katherine's unique style 



and the feeling and uniqueness of each of her paintings.



i hope you will treat yourself to katherine's blog.



i have been inspired by her art, challenged by her



blogging creativity, videos and her 

 

constant way of mixing up the presentation of her art



to make each post just a little bit different and 



keeping the reader wanting for more.



unlike most days, today i will be answering questions 



put forth to me by the virtual tour.  i hope 



that it will interest new readers and spark your



curiosity to search through the archives of this blog



and for those of you who know me, i hope you gain some



insight into my art process.  these questions sparked me to



stop and pause and to think about what it is i do every day.

What am I working on?




i have been working on getting my pieces together for



a second annual one person



gallery in the garden show at



the studio of dianne dunn in redondo beach.



last year i showed 46 paintings. the response was overwhelming to me.  



it has been quite a satisfying, time consuming and tiring  process at the same time 



 to gather up work, put the finishing touches on each one,



get them framed or ready to hang.  i apologize for being behind in



responding to your comments and visits.  i am hoping that by the 



end of the week, i will be able to start catching up on your blogs.



some times are like that and i hope you understand.







 How does my work differ from others of its genre?



this is a good question.  as a self doubter i think that



there is nothing different in my art but if i scratch below 



the surface, i believe that each person has a unique way of 



presenting in the world.  there are not two people who have 



the same mark making expressions, gestures, vision.



this has become more and more evident to me as i really



look at art.  so to answer the question, while there are many



mixed media artists, we all have our own signature.  i heard 



many times from others that they could tell a particular 



painting was mine.  truthfully, i find this a fascinating truth.









 Why do I write/create what I do?




i both write and paint, but i paint more now than write.  



i do for many reasons.  it is a pure pleasure, it feels natural, 



like i have always done it in reality, it is only



in the past few years that i even considered painting.  



it feels natural, like it's meant to be.  while with writing



i felt pressure, stressed, it was work.  i love to experiment with



different mediums and techniques.  i admire artists who have 



settled into one medium.  that's not me.  it's not that I'm unhappy



or i need more, it is just an inherent way that i am in the world.



i doubt if that will change and i am growing to accept this about myself.







how does your writing/art process work?



i paint almost daily.  if i am not painting i am thinking about it.  



i paint in my home studio as well as in participating in various



group settings, including online workshops.  i also belong 



to a consultation group of six artists which meets once a month to discuss 



the art we have created  or any other topics that are of interest to us.  



i have a running list of different projects i would like to try in the future



but sometimes i forget to look at the list. 







along with katherine jeanne wood's blog, here are a few others who 



have participated in the virtual blog tour.






Lisa's post: http://foursimplyliving.com/2014/06/02/a-monday-blog-tour/

Kim's post: http://pickingpoppies.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-virtual-blog-tour.html



brian kasstle will be upcoming in the tour