Category Archives: Studio Snapshots

Interdisciplinary

It’s fun to see my work used with different disciplines of art! Music I was glad to be able to attend the final concert of the season by the talented Iowa City Youth Choir. The program included the song “When … Continue reading

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A collaborative presentation

Anne Marie Kraus and I gave a talk at the Iowa City Senior Center about collaborating on her book When I See Through My Eyes, and I learned to make a PowerPoint presentation for the event! Anne Marie read the … Continue reading

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A process of revision

As I mentioned in my earlier post, creating the first version of Carol Jo’s Daydreaming Tree made me realize I needed to put more planning into placing the script on each page. To update the book, I started drawing small … Continue reading

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Snow and sort

It is so cold out so I sit at my window on the 11th floor and watch the plows and brave people work with our 14″ of snow. So thankful I am warm and cozy. While I’m here I can … Continue reading

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Books at Eastside Artists

Update:  Thank you to everyone who stopped by! I’ll have these books I illustrated at the Eastside Artists Show and Sale this weekend, December 1 –3, along with my other artwork. On the left is an updated version of Carol Jo’s … Continue reading

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A warm welcome for Fall

A photo of Jeanette and me at this year’s Octagon Art Festival in late September as we were dancing to the music (or at least I was!). On the left are some of Jeanette’s paintings; you can see more of … Continue reading

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Working in tandem

Update March 15, 2025:  IN Tandem has now closed. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, and to IN Tandem for the opportunity! The gist of the original post is below. I’m excited to have my work in the newly-opened IN Tandem … Continue reading

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A floral tribute

I stayed with my friend Joanne and her spontaneous cats while I was in Muscatine for a tribute to artist Carol Steinmetz, a long-time member and teacher at the Muscatine Art Center and member of Iowa Watercolor Society who passed … Continue reading

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New system on display

Earlier this month fellow artist Jeanette Carson and I teamed up to share a booth at this year’s Garden Art Fair (Reiman Gardens, Ames, IA), using the new display system shown here. Jeanette and her husband Steve have been going … Continue reading

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A matter of proportion

More notes from Figures in a Scene class. In April’s session the class took selfies and studied proportions of facial features. It is fun to see where the eyes, nose and mouth are placed, with the idea of painting themselves … Continue reading

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