Winter

I love to se the Nandina loaded with red berries just in time for winter.

 

Color of the Week

Thankful for the color YELLOW !

 

The Most Colorful Holiday

Mexico has given us a lively, colorful holiday to celebrate the dead. 

Every November Tulsa has been celebrating this day with music, dance, blessings & altars with marigolds & sugar skulls, for 20 + years.

I go to see the altars that honor loved ones; they are imaginative & the colors make me happy!

Did you see this?

 Today is National Color the World Orange Day! Artist Kalup Linzy has done a great job of giving us an orange world.

 I love collage, and Kalup has combined collage with acrylic paint to picture a world that dreams are made of. 

Color of the Week

LIME

 

At the Price Tower

 I walked into the Price Tower gallery at just the right time, and was blessed with a brief chat with artist Monte Toon.

Monte is an Oklahoma watercolorist, and his retrospective display will be on exhibit until November 18. And he'll be teaching a workshop at the Bartlesville Art Association in November. Check it out: Bartlesvilleartassociation.org 

Quote of the Week

 "Creative people don't have a mess, they have ideas lying around everywhere!" Unknown

Crafting a Journal

I was not expecting to make another journal, but the inspiration came from Amy at Crafty Cat on Youtube. It's a grunge denim cover, & an old pair of jeans was on the top of the fabric pile, so why not.

How did I achieve this glorious grunginess? Ripping, machine stitching, adding fabric, lace, cheese cloth & thread, & staining with ink.

Front cover. The journal is 6"x9" with 2 signatures, total 80 pages.

Back cover. The shoestring closure is sewn at the spine.

 Inside cover with pocket

Claes Oldenburg

An artist who liked to make big fun things to make us take notice has died,

Claes Oldenburg 1929-2022.

This is one I have visited at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.

Dear Mom

 Dear Mom,

Thanks for being such a terrific model. I believe this composition of blacks and grays was a great success. I hope you like it.

Your loving son,

James

James Neill Whistler 1834-1903

Quote of the Week

 "The way you find your voice as an artist is to experiment and play."

Lisa Congdon

Quote of the Week

 "Creativity is intelligence having fun." Albert Einstein

Kids Make Art

 How encouraging it is to see that despite all the upheaval & disruption of their lives, kids have remained creative.

On display at Price Tower.

And even an opportunity of others to play as well.

Color of the Week

 The color of spring!

Florals and the Female Form

 Price Tower Art Gallery

Did you see Tulsa artist Alyssa Fields' show? This is what you missed.

Kehinde Wiley

Happy Birthday to a great painter & sculptor Kehinde Wiley (b. 1977). 

When I saw his work at the Oklahoma City Art Museum this was my favorite painting.

It is my favorite color combo : blue & orange

Shadow

 Middle of the night, shadow on the wall. I had to capture the image.

Keeping Up with Price Tower

This past summer the Price Tower presented an exhibit of work by Oklahoma artist Lauren Florence.

I particularly liked her decorative backgrounds.

Check out her work at laurenflorence.com

The current exhibit is by artist Jason Wilson. If you appreciate quilts you will be visually stimulated by Jason's use of design & color.

This exhibit is free, but closes Sunday 1/9.