Make getting your wardrobe ready for the warm weather ahead the most enjoyable experience ever. Instead of the vague, unattainable goal of wanting to look your best, shift your focus to making the process of coordinating your spring/summer wardrobe more fun. Instead of simply shopping for something new, set a goal of being more creative. […]
Pattern and Texture
Spring colors are beckoning and a lighter, more frivolous look seems called for. Following a trend in fashion, I’m satisfying my urge to play by mixing unusual patterns and textures together. Layering gives new possibilities to patterns I’m not usually drawn to, including stripes, checks, plaids, and argyles. Over the years I’ve stood by my […]
March Paintings
View from High Above Spring Sky Everywhere I look I see a painting: Blossoming trees against verdant green hills, wild radish blooming in riotous profusion, dramatic clouds streaming across the sky. A mustard field viewed from a distance is a bright postage stamp of color, the yellow sharp and peppery. Working outdoors I have to […]
Dark Blossoms
I wasn’t aware of blossoming trees when I was growing up. I don’t remember if they weren’t as noticeable in temperate Southern California or if I was just too fixated on boys to notice my surroundings. Now every year when the trees sprout their lacey blooms I’m charmed by the delicate pink and white frills […]
