United Market Ad

Today the United Market Ad featuring Marin/Scape artists and Buckelew staff was in the Marin Independent Journal. Cameron Duncan is adding some highlights to my painting.

Mind/Scapes Film at the DeYoung Museum

This spring I was part of an oral history project that was organized by Laurie Thompson and Marilyn Geary. Eight landscape artists were interviewed and filmed, and these histories will be on file at the Civic Center Marin Public Library. Segments from each artist were transformed into a film called Mind/Scapes about the healing aspect of painting landscapes in the special environment of Marin.

Today this film was debuted at the De Young Museum with many of the artists on a question-and-answer panel. This was preceded by a very interesting talk by Michael Freeman, MD on how landscapes heal. Since we all began as hunter-gathers having a horizon line in a painting can stimulate the brain impulse to explore, discover take risks. Also, having the landscape elements of trees, water, grasses, etc. also can trigger an elemental response in us. Since many of us live in crowded cities it can be restorative to view images that remind of us of our primal beginnings.

First Plein Air Painting Class

It was a perfect day for my first plein air painting class at Sorich Park in San Anselmo. I enjoyed both teaching and learning from my students. There were some gusts of wind that blew away my umbrella from time to time, otherwise the weather was pleasant. Everyone painted great paintings -incredible for first timers!

Plein Air in the Garden and Beyond at Filoli

I was so inspired by the title of the show that I asked a friend if I could paint her garden as it has been on many garden tours. Even though it was winter and in the 40’s, there were still some roses left. I loved the unusual gate and entrance with the light coming through. I titled the painting "79 Shady Lane."I am pictured here with Mary Stahl curator of the show.