This summer will be full of art shows, personal R & R and hopefully working on both new art and my website.

I am thrilled to be the poster artist for the Woodinville Garden Tour in July.  The tour looks like so much fun and I will be in one of my gardens with my art.  I'm working on many new pieces just for my summer shows, so hopefully the booth will be brimming with new art.

 

As usual I will be at the Anacortes Arts Festival.  I love everything about this festival.  The staff is wonderful!  The crowds are wonderful!  It's great to see friends and customers and catch up.  This year my booth assistants will include 2 or 3 of my grandchildren which is a wonderful opportunity for my to spend time with them.  They are all growing up so fast, sniff sniff.  Grandma doesn't have any babies to rock any more!

 

My husband Jim and I are very excited to be going on a 10 day cruise to Germany, Scandinavia and Russia with friends.  We are ready for a little adventure, a little pampering, and a little fun with long-time friends.

 

In my studio I've been playing around with abstracted portraits, mixed media portraits, stamps and stencils, and pen and acrylic in a watercolor style.  I have been experimenting with new things and loving it!  

 

Oh yes, and we now have a porch swing and we plan to use that every sunny day we can.  If you're in the neighborhood stop by for a studio visit and maybe a glass of wine or gin and tonic.  I love summer!

 

Below is a exciting project I did this spring.  Hopefully it will hang in a show at the Edmonds Senior Center.  Gotta do more like this, it's just too much fun!  Acrylic, mixed media, acrylic mediums, stencils over photograph.