Journal

  • New Paintings for the Gallery in Bear River

    Hello again! Where does the time go? I’ve been busy in the studio finishing up canvases to take to the gallery at the Flight of Fancy here in Bear River… Read more

  • When is a Painting finished?

    Occasionally I’ll read an article about some old Masters painting that was x-rayed to reveal another painting underneath. The writer will seem amazed and surprised by this. Oh, if those… Read more

  • Lost and Found – Painting all Over

    In my continuing attempt to deal with unfinished paintings, I came across one of an amarylis flower from last spring that lacked the energy that I found in that beautiful… Read more

  • Cleaning up my Act – the Unfinished Paintings

    It’s time to clean up my act…the procrastination act. Read more

  • Painting on a Snowy Day

    Snow has been falling all Coinstar online day and all night. Fortunately, our commute to the studio is a shortcut through the barn and down a snowy path. Creativity calls! Read more

  • Dyeing with Rust on Fabric

    Rust on linen and photo transfer by Flora Doehler. I’ve been experimenting with dying rusty objects onto fabric. Fabric artist friend of mine, Marilyn Preus, used this technique in one… Read more

  • Painting Winter Fields

    Charcoal sketch of field patterns. It’s absolutely gorgeous outside right now. There is a thick blanket of snow covering the fields, and the  hills. With all the leaves gone it… Read more

  • Painting sunflowers

      This is my favorite small painting in my sunflowers series.   Sunflowers are so cheerful looking and their energy truly radiates. I knew when we moved here that they… Read more

  • Intentions for 2011 at Green Willow Studio

    Our Green Willow tree,  Cordelia, has finally dropped her leaves. A Cherry tree stands to the right and produces tasty cherries that drip down your chin in the summertime.  Mostly… Read more

  • A Lesson From Emily Carr (1871-1945)

    I’m in Vancouver for a visit with my daughter and today I went to the Vancouver Art Gallery to see the Emily Carr paintings. She willed 157 of her paintings to… Read more