As I progress as a painter, I have learned to paint less of what I see in front of me, and more of what I see in my imagination. Being able to create things that do not exist in the real world brings with it the freedom to bring into existence that which is only imagined, and the enjoyment of

Painting in scene above, Indigo Lake, 48″ x 60″, acrylic and gold on canvas Last year at this time Bruce and I moved into our newly built home in Fort Myers, Florida in a community called Wild Blue, on Indigo Lake. Perhaps I was inspired by the poetic name, or images of electric blue

“The Swan Ride,” Oil on Canvas, 36″x48″ My painting, “The Swan Ride,” is a narrative depiction of something that happened to me as a young girl of four years old, expressed in a way that tells, in the form of a fairy tale illustration, of the frustration of a small child

“Journey of the Soul,” 24″x30″, acrylic on canvas As an artist creates a piece of work, she will often use certain objects, shapes, or colors to express narrative or thematic ideas. These things, over time, may coalesce into a personal lexicon, a personal symbolism, which

Tomorrow I will be at the hospital having my first, and hopefully only, major surgery. One of the things you must do prior to surgery, especially during the Covid19 pandemic, is isolate yourself fully. Like everyone else, I’m tired of feeling isolated and holed up. I decided that one of the

Tête-à-Tête: Chardonnay with Roses and Fruit, oil on panel, 30″x24″, by Margret McDermott This past spring I listened to the book, “Joyful,” by Ingrid Fetell Lee on my daily walks. Lee is a designer who found that certain aesthetic elements, like bright color, abundance, and