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Lucy
Sep 23, 20222 min read
Bonbons and Champagne!
Maybe you think that artists lounge around all day waiting for inspiration while they eat bonbons and drink champagne. Then, once...
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Lucy
Sep 19, 20222 min read
Artists Out & About!
Today I spent a delightful 2 hours with local artists Kimberly and Nancy looking at art on the New Mexico Highlands University Campus....
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Lucy
Sep 14, 20221 min read
What is Art Anyway?
Great question, and one I was discussing with the director of the local arts council gallery last week. I've heard it defined lots of...
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Lucy
Sep 12, 20221 min read
Rattlesnake Portrait #2
Recently I finished my 2nd "Rattlesnake" portrait--the model's name is Tina. I met her when I volunteered for the Animal Welfare...
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Lucy
Aug 28, 20221 min read
Vacation Landscapes
Earlier this month my husband Rob and I went to southern Colorado. He went on a 7-day hut to hut mountain biking trip from Durango, CO to...
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Lucy
Aug 12, 20221 min read
An Idea is Born
Strong women have long struck terror in many people — the unfortunate result of this fear is that some people routinely kill any strong...
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Lucy
Aug 8, 20221 min read
The Millicent Rogers Museum!
Millicent Rogers (1902-1953) grew up in New York within privilege and wealth and she was often referred to in the press as the “Standard...
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Lucy
Jul 29, 20221 min read
The Humble Egg
Left: Lucy in 2021, Right: Lucy in 2022 For the past year I've been working with a nutritionist in Santa Fe named Dr. Emily Franklin and...
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Lucy
Jul 25, 20222 min read
The Human Eye
Painting a portrait from a live model is a specific skill and, like any skill, it needs to be practiced in order to grow and improve. As...
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Lucy
Jul 14, 20221 min read
The Opposite of a "Still Life"!
This month I lined up a LIVE model to sit for me so that I can paint a portrait from real life. It's the first time I've worked with a...
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Lucy
Jul 4, 20223 min read
Falling In Love
Recently I attended the IAPS 14th annual pastel convention and saw pastel artists working in every style of art from abstract to...
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Lucy
Jun 27, 20223 min read
IAPS Aftermath
Recently I attended the International Association of Pastel Society's (IAPS) Fourteenth Biennial Convention in Albuquerque, NM...
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Lucy
Jun 20, 20221 min read
Hitting the Road!
This coming week is the International Association of Pastel Societies Fourteenth Biennial Convention in Albuquerque, NM. It's...
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Lucy
Jun 16, 20221 min read
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!
I have a winner of my zine "How To Talk To Artists" (back page pictured above) FREE giveaway! Actually, I decided to send a copy of my...
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Lucy
Jun 9, 20221 min read
FREE giveaway!
That's right! I wrote, illustrated, designed, and printed this adorable 6 page zine (booklet) and then hand-stitched it to make something...
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Lucy
May 30, 20221 min read
Best Day Ever!
Memorial Day Weekend was the Grand Opening of The Corner Art Gallery on the Plaza in Las Vegas, NM located at 1813 and 1815 Plaza Road....
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Lucy
May 23, 20222 min read
Book Club!
In the past week an artist friend gave me the book "Make Your Art No Matter What" by Beth Pickens and another friend loaned me the book...
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Lucy
May 15, 20221 min read
Back in the Saddle Again! YAY!
Thanks to the USFS firefighter's phenomenal work, the Hermit's Peak / Calf Canyon fire did not burn the city of Las Vegas, NM. For a week...
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Lucy
May 7, 20222 min read
Where there is smoke...
About a month ago, the beginning of April, a "controlled" burn got out of control and started burning in the Hermit's Peak area just...
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Lucy
Apr 28, 20222 min read
Congratulations!
This week I received notification that my membership application to the Pastel Society of America was approved! I am now a proud elected...
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