I was very honored to win Jerry's Artarama's "Artist of the Month" contest for June, 2011. I submitted a series of paintings probably....a year ago? I completely forgot about it! So I'm on Facebook last week and I see their post for June's contest and I didn't think much of it. The front page of the… read more.

Today was a beautiful day here in Southern California. We decided it would be the perfect time to take a drive up North, about an hour from us, to see the California Poppy Reserve. I can't believe that I live so close and I've never been there! We get wild poppies growing on the hills around us but they… read more.

What a whirlwind week! We flew to Cape May, NJ to see my son graduate from the Coast Guard boot camp on Thursday. My daughter flew in from Hawaii the night before and along with my youngest son and my hubbie, we all flew out together. It was incredible and emotional to see my son walking in front of… read more.

I've been noticing that some of my favorite artists are selling their work on other sites that feature prints as well as fun things like T-shirts and mouse pads. I'm sure there are some people that would say maybe this isn't the way a real "artiste" should go about promoting their work, but I'm going… read more.

I can't believe I live so close to the Getty Museum and I've never been there! It's someplace that I've wanted to go to for so long. I've driven past it sooo many times. Usually coming and going from LAX to pick up and drop off!   Anyway, tomorrow my husband and I and our 15 year old son (who's… read more.