All Good Things... We wished it wouldn't come, but it did. Today was the last day of our fantastic Paper Paintings Retreat in Italy. We have been running all over Tuscany and Umbria visiting artisan studios, drinking caffe and cappuccino. We have … [Read more...]
How I Spent My Birthday This Year
Another Year It has been said that birthdays become less exciting as we grow older. I can remember looking forward to age 12, because my mother promised to allow me to pierce my ears (something I would do multiple times in the years to follow). I … [Read more...]
A New Book with North Light
A Dream Come True Three years ago, it seemed like a dream when Tonia Jenny, senior content editor for North Light Books, asked me if I would consider authoring a book. She had chosen to publish images of my artwork in a compilation book for North … [Read more...]
Journey to New Mexico
I arrived in New Mexico via El Paso, TX yesterday. Up at 6:00am on Sunday, we didn't hit any traffic on our ride to MCO. Emilie drove me this time, as her brother was too tired to get up that early. He's done earlier airport shuttles, but today he … [Read more...]
Paper Paintings Italy Retreat, Day Four
A Visit to Cesare's Copper Art Studio We visited Bottega del Rame, the laboratory (studio) of third generation copper artisan Cesare today in the town of Montepulchiano, Tuscany, Italy. Cesare is a true character, he loves the ladies. He speaks not … [Read more...]
Paper Paintings Italy Retreat, Day Three
A Day in the Studio Today is day three of our six day retreat here in Italy. After our bright and early breakfast at 8:00am, we headed down to the studio classroom space (which is beautiful) for a full day of collage instruction and hands-on … [Read more...]
Paper Paintings Italy Retreat Day One
A Slow Start I started out this morning sleeping late, that is until the resident doves woke me up with their incessant hoo-hoo-ing. I decided to make my way out into the garden behind my apartment and work on watercolor sketches for your Italy … [Read more...]
Introducing A Plein Air Collage Setup
Kissed by the sun filtering through a tree, artist Elizabeth St. Hilaire works on a piece or art at Wekiva Island as part of the Wekiva Paint Out on Thursday, March 3, 2016. The event, which runs February 29th through March 5th features artists … [Read more...]
Travel Blog; Alpena MI Workshop
Small Town with a Big hEART! Alpena is a lovely town with lots of shops, galleries, and art space. There are plenty of places to purchase hand made items like pottery, clothing, artwork, and glass. You can stroll downtown and stop for ice cream or a … [Read more...]
Travel Blog; Bainbridge Island Paper Paintings Workshop
What a Wonderful Part of the World We had a fun filled weekend at the Winslow Art Center on Bainbridge Island, ripping and gluing and painting papers for the Small Apple Exercise. The weather was unseasonably warm here this weekend, but being from … [Read more...]