by Dana | Oct 28, 2018 | Artist in War, History, World War I
My friend Arlene Armstrong* invited me to join her at the Columbus Historical Society to see their WWI exhibit. (WWI is World War I and November 11th 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI). My only known connection to that war is my maternal grandfather,...
by Dana | Oct 8, 2018 | Art Show, My Blog, Working Large
They say “it takes a village to raise a child.” It takes a community to grow an artist. Look at the different organizations that allowed me an opportunity which resulted in my being the October 2018 Artist of the Month at the Short North Dick Blick store....
by Dana | Sep 9, 2018 | Art Galleries, Art Practices, Art Show, My Blog
I love Franklinton Fridays, that once-a-month happening when we open our studios to the general public and people come by. But that’s just once a month and some months I won’t be in town. Did I even mention that this past April and May, I paid to be...
by Dana | Aug 25, 2018 | Art Show, Furnishing a studio, My Blog, Painter's Studio
A little over six weeks ago I rented a studio at 400 West Rich, an artist enclave. That first Friday, I opened my doors as part of the Franklinton Fridays (FF) happenings and got to meet some of the tenants in the building and lots of people passing-by. The next...
by Dana | Jul 10, 2018 | Painter's Studio
Why do I need another studio? Only a few weeks ago I was in Berkeley, California, at Jerry McLaughlin’s Advanced Oil & Cold Wax Workshop. While there, I had a break through! All of those overblown, evening news adjectives (jaw-dropping, life-changing,...
