It’s 85 degrees and sunny — a perfect afternoon for playing ‘Statues’ on the lawn of the small-town city hall where today’s class is held.  As the Artist in Residence for Washington County Family Means youth programs, I teach art classes for kids 5-9 years old. To play ‘Statues’, someone swings you around by your [...]

. “It is absurd to divide people into good and bad.  People are either charming or tedious.” ~ Oscar Wilde . “Spontaneity.  Creativity.  Increased intelligence.  Emotional connections.  Being in the moment.  They are all present when improvising.  It is impossible for all these things not to be there when improvising.” ~ Joey Novick, Comedian and [...]

“A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting.” – Abraham Maslow “I live on good soup, not on fine words.” – Moliere I’m not a world-class cook and I don’t actually aspire to be one.  What I am is kind of a health nut who likes good food.  My boyfriend is also health [...]

“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.” ~ Francis Bacon “There’s no retirement for an artist, it’s your way of living so there’s no end to it.” ~ Henry Moore . I’m thrilled to announce my official return to my private practice of photographic portraiture after a three year hiatus.  Actually, [...]