Tuesday morning sitting and enjoying my coffee as I reminisce about all the great memories created during the Open Studio last night. A magical evening filled with great food, new artwork and friends gathering.

The day after is about going over the event and exploring what worked and what didn’t work as well. Figuring out things that might work better for the next event. Everything is a learning experience and each time I have an Open Studio I learn something different in the process to help fine tune the next opening.

As I sip my coffee and bask in the afterglow of a a great evening, I begin to work on the dreams of things to come.

Thank you to everyone who ventured out into the cold Monday night to join me at the Studio. It was wonderful to see everyone and as always thank you for your love and support!

Greetings,

I wanted to send out a quick blog reminder about the Open Studio at Flying Dolphin Studio this Monday evening.

When: 

Monday 4/20/15, 6-9 pm

Where: 

(Click below for google map)

Flying Dolphin Studio 

6660 North Damen Ave 3E 3rd fl

Why: 

• Enjoy an evening filled with creativity and fun…catch up with old friends and create new ones!
• Check out the new art work….some of which will be available for purchase.
• Learn more about workshops and other events offered at FD Studio.

…did I mention there will be wine?

For more info
 

Can’t wait to seeing you!

Images from last year.

Throughout fashion’s many transformations, gender-based conventions are still reinforced. Children are preconditioned from a very young age to associate the colors blue and pink as gender specific. Individualism is encouraged within an acceptable  expression of personal style. Stray from this standardizing pigeonholing of acceptable gender binary and be harshly branded as undesirable. Engendering color strengthens fear-based commercialism, using gender differentiation to generate money from the mainstream American consumer.

Commercialism of Gender
Oil on Canvas
30in x 63in x 2in
2015

Over the last several months I have had people approach me asking what books have inspired me and what do I use for reference.

So I thought today I compiled a list for you to check out.

If you have favorites that you would like to add to the list, please feel free to add them to the comments below!

ART/WORK:

Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career ~

Heather Darcy Bhandari, Jonathan Melber

The Art Rules – Wisdom And Guidance From The World Experts~

Paul Klein

The Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing: How to Find Funds and Write Foolproof Proposals for the Visual, Literary, and Performing Artist~

Gigi Rosenberg

The Artist Way- A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

Julia Cameron

Drawing Out the Dragons: A Meditation on Art, Destiny, and the Power of Choice~

James W. Owen

Drawing on the Artist Within: An Inspirational and Practical Guide to Increasing Your Creative Powers~

Betty Edwards

Wreck This Journal~

Keri Smith

The Business of Being an Artist~

Daniel Grant

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles~

Steven Pressfield

The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life~

Twyla Tharp

Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Art Making ~

David Bayles , Ted Orland