Key West Lighthouse

I've been following Linda Blondheim's blog lately. If you are reading this and are an artist I highly recommend her site. She gives wonderful advice on the business, marketing and techniques of ART. She's a Florida artist so my mind was going back to when I used to live in Key West and did this little painting of the Key West Lighthouse.

"Key West Lighthouse"

7 x 5 inches

One of Linda's topic is about artists helping artists. I have many artist friends whom I admire and really appreciate when I can ask them questions about anything, everything and they talk to me. : ) yeah!

So, please let me tell you about Melissa and her pug Emmitt. She is an artist and and entrepreneur. I really admire her. I've bought some soap and wrapping paper from her and shipping was lickety split!! Even tho' my "daughters" are pointers and not pugs - I love the pug products. She also does do other breeds. Check out her site in time for Christmas!! Great gifts for all animal friends. This is a little ornament she has on Etsy

New Vintage Wine and Gallery Trail

Here are some photos from the New Vintage Wine and Gallery Trail Art Exhibit from just this past Saturday.

I'm setting up my exhbit in this photo.

And this is my painting pal, Nancy Medina.

Baccus, the God of Wine and Adriana were among some of the visitors to the exhibit.

A Circle of Friends

Yesterday, I met with fellow artists, Nancy Medina, Filomena Booth and Kim Norris for a little art-talk and coffee at Sandella's Cafe in Southlake. Painting and creating can sometimes become a very solitary endeavor, so getting together to share coffee, advice, brainstorm, ideas, opinions and of course laughter is so necessary to get inspired to get back to the easel.

Nancy and I are painting buddies, we take art classes together, paint together and have had several shows together. Fil, an abstract artist, has been my mentor and teacher giving me the kick to get this blog going and selling/marketing on-line. Kim is a pottery artist. I just love her bowls and have several of them. I am so lucky to have such wonderful, creative artists I can call friends!