Parts of Art

I am very excited to announce that I have recently become the chairman of this great local favorite art  festival  :      Monument Circle Art Fair 2020 will be the sixth art fair held on the beautiful Soldiers and Sailors Circle Monument in downtown Indianapolis.    Six years ago, an artist who worked in the downtown area of Indianapolis stopped for coffee across from the Monument Circle on her way home. She looked at the monument and began to envision an art festival around its base.  One day she decided to make her vision a reality and got to work. The Monument Circle Art Fair is the result of her vision.         This past year that woman passed the torch on to me. I have been participating in the show each year as a jewelry artist, and have a great desire to see this event continue and flourish. I want the Monument Circle Art Fair to become a momentous event for our community.    ...

       Here’s a  couple pages from my current illustrated journal, entitled Autumn to Winter 2019.        Both pages pretty much tell the story of life in the studio.          I am full tilt in production mode in the studio. I have three shows- yes, three- in November; one in Indiana and two in Florida. Here’s my schedule . I am happy to have shows on my calendar because it keeps me in production mode. I’m also thrilled to be heading to Florida because I am going to meet my first grandchild!! And visit family and friends and do two art shows.   My workday in the studio starts with a page of the journal. I add color, then (if my cat doesn’t walk through it) come back the next day and add to it. Eventually the journal gets filled and it’s time to start another one. The collection of journals is growing, and each one is full of ideas for future paintings and mixed media pieces. It wi...