Below are a few of my favorite examples of street art / graffiti we saw on our recent Belgium trip. Bruges always look behind the street signs... harsh yo. that's where I left it... Antwerp those look like bad decision bears... juxtaposition go monkey! Ghent that is a lot of paint layers... simple messages one of my personal favorites see more on Flickr … [Read more...]
Laumeier Sculpture Park
June 22, 2011
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On our first day in St. Louis we were facing some unpredictable weather, so we got up early, dressed comfortably and headed to the free Laumeier Sculpture Park for an outdoor hike among some creative, amusing and whimsical sculpture. me posing next to Man with Briefcase at #2968443 by Jonathan Borofsky The Way by Alexander Liberman - giant oil drums! Cubed Squared by Jerald Jacquard Eric hiding in the House of the Minotaur by Tony Rosenthal Eye by Tony Tasset There … [Read more...]
Reina Sofia and the Prado
April 28, 2011
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We couldn't pass up a chance to visit to visit two of the top museums in Europe on our trip to Madrid, so we hit the Reina Sofia on Saturday afternoon (free after 2:30pm!) and the Prado on Sunday afternoon. We both ultimately preferred the modern art museum due to our love of Dali and the large collection of his was a pleasant surprise. While Picasso's Guernica was suitably large and emotional, the crowds and ropes made it hard to enjoy fully. The Erro work below was one of my … [Read more...]
art reception at local wine shop
January 19, 2009
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I will have some of my pastel paintings hanging at the Hope Valley Bottle Shop (4711 Hope Valley Rd in Durham, NC) for the next few months and tomorrow night (Tuesday) there will be an artist's reception and free wine tasting from 5-7pm. Eric and I will be there, so if you are local, feel free to stop in and try whatever great wines Thomas and Drew have picked out, see some of my artwork in person, and say hello. :) Hopefully, we won't be snowed in because the weather people are … [Read more...]
work in progress
December 10, 2008
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I have been painting a few hours a day when I've been home because I have five commissioned dog portraits to complete before we leave on Christmas holiday. I am effectively doubling the amount of commissioned work I've completed, ever, this month! Here is what my studio looks like at the moment... I have three paintings about 60% done and two more to start. And yes, I am very much enjoying all of the painting time. … [Read more...]
Millie
November 13, 2008
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Last month I received a call from a woman who found my Pups in Pastel site and wanted to know if I could do a portrait of her little dog Millie who had passed away a few weeks earlier. Of course, I said yes. I finished the painting on Tuesday afternoon and dropped it off on Wednesday morning. It was pretty emotional but she absolutely loved it and mentioned that she had a few friends that will be contacting me for dog portraits. I really enjoyed working on this pastel painting and I'm glad … [Read more...]
my latest dog portrait, Katie, the golden retriever
November 7, 2008
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A couple weeks ago, I was asked to come back and do a second art demonstration of my pastel dog portraits at Jerry's Artarama in Raleigh. This time I did not have a family camping out at my table and chatting me up for three hours, so I was able to almost complete this portrait during the demo time. This is Katie, Eric's aunt Pam's beautiful, sweet (and clever) golden retriever. I've actually seen her sneakily wolf down a half wheel of brie at Christmas. I received a generous gift … [Read more...]
my new business site
September 27, 2008
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I have a lot of exciting things coming up this fall in terms of meetings and conferences, so to go along with this enthusiasm, I decided to rebuild the LeGa Design Group site in Drupal. Extra added benefit of learning Drupal and more about css code in the process. Check it out and let me know what you think! :) … [Read more...]
Memorial Day barkfest
May 26, 2008
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We were invited to spend the afternoon with about 15 other mini schnauzers for a Memorial Day cookout, and we couldn't turn down the opportunity to let Riesling off leash in a fenced backyard. Did I mention the 15 other schnauzers? To tire her out a bit we took a long walk around the North Carolina Museum of Art campus to take in some outdoor sculpture, like Gyre by Thomas Sayre. Riesling was pretty tired afterwards, so we took a quick break in the shady Lowe's … [Read more...]
mother’s day
May 11, 2008
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The title of this post was going to be "cheeseburgers from heaven" when I had thought about writing it a few weeks ago. But it's Mother's Day today and the fact that I've been without mine for almost two years now hurts just a little more this weekend. I had been thinking about my mom a lot one morning and on the way to drop off pup at the groomers, I turned on the radio instead of the usual CD. The next song played was "Cheeseburger in Paradise" by Jimmy Buffet, which I haven't heard in … [Read more...]