A Gallery For Everyone

May 14, 2018 |

I opened a gallery, and I want you to feel comfortable coming in to enjoy it. Sure, the ultimate compliment for an artist is for someone to purchase his or her art, but I want everyone to feel comfortable just coming in to East End Gallery to enjoy art.  Tell us...

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Where Did That Come From?

Jan 26, 2018 |

Some days, it can feel like magic . . . you go to work in the studio, stand for hours making strokes with paint, and you end up with a “wow” and you question, “where did that come from?” And other days, you start the same but finish with an “ugh” and you question,...

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Roads Less Traveled

Nov 14, 2017 |

Times change and roads that were once void of traffic are discovered, thus losing the loneliness I loved. The only solution for me is to get on a new road -- one less traveled. So off we go to the land of the cypress and the tiny town of Wewahitchka. I wished for...

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A Part of Something Grand

Aug 18, 2017 |

The walls are painted and the hanging system is set to be installed next Monday. Artists bring their works in on Wednesday and SQUARES At 560 opens the Emerald Coast Theatre Company's 2017-18 season! It's going to be Grand! Why do I think so? Because it's good to be a...

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The Face of Limitation

Jul 6, 2017 |

These are the faces of my latest limitations. If I couldn't use my right hand, I probably would never have attempted new art. I feel like I really had nothing to lose in trying lefty pastels and then my oil and cold wax faces. After all, I wasn't allowed to paint in...

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details

Jun 2, 2017 |

two days have gone by in the month-long countdown. surgeon said no right-hand painting, but i thought i would experiment with the left. if i can vacuum with my left hand, surely i can get loose and go lefty with my art. so off to the studio i went with my black lab...

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Letting Go

Apr 20, 2017 |

This painting was chosen yesterday -- chosen to leave my little nest for the big city of Atlanta, to live its life in a luxurious loft. I'm a little sad because I always loved it. And I'm a little happy because someone else loved it as much as I did. This is the life...

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Shine

Apr 15, 2017 |

Sometimes you have a day that shines on you -- not only in an external way, but inside as well. All the good stuff you feel in your heart and your head somehow surfaces and shows up in your face and in your walk and in the way your carry your burdens. I know this only...

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I Don’t Want You To Buy Anything

Mar 3, 2017 |

This evening, as part of Artists of 30A Art Walk, my studio will be open from 5-7 p.m., but I don't want you to come with the idea that you have to buy something. I want you to come with the idea of a having a restful evening under the stars, by the fire. I am making...

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