A while back, I suspended posting to my blog when I closed my gallery a few months after the pandemic began. It was just meant to be a pause and once I sorted myself out, I would begin posting regularly, more regularly than before I thought. It didn’t happen. The pandemic affected people in […]
Events & Shows
The Gift of Art – exhibition
On November 1st, Jean Wilkey Gallery will present a small works affordable art show that includes artwork by 8 artists. The show opens on the anniversary of the gallery’s first successful year. All art is a gift and in these uncertain and stressful times, it offers us a true gift of beauty and tranquility. It […]
“Break a Leg” works for Art Shows too!
Something always goes wrong. It’s inevitable. Every time I’ve had an open studio or exhibition, something unforeseen happened. Now, I wait for it so that I can finally relax. I figure it can only get better from there, right? This February is For Love of Art Month in Las Cruces and I’m participating in the […]
HOLIDAY SALE
As a way to show my gratitude to you for following me and for supporting my art, I am offering free shipping on all the items in my Small Works Gallery until December 15th. (Just enter HAPPYHOLIDAYS at checkout). There is a mix of new and older work so please check it out. Do you want […]
Studio Sweep Link
Here’s the link to the Studio Sweep Sale. http://paintinghabit.bigcartel.com/ Enjoy.
A Studio Sweep and how you can benefit
I’m having a once and only Studio Sweep Sale This is both an online event and an in-person event for those who live nearby. Artwork will be 20% off with free shipping (within the continental US and Canada) on all but a few items. My mailing list peeps will get an extra 10% off for […]
The Las Cruces 9 – a new show in TorC
I’m so excited to share with you that I will be in a show with these fabulous artists. The Las Cruces 9, curated by Nolan Winkler, will open on Saturday, October 14th in Rio Bravo Fine Art Gallery in Truth or Consequences. The show runs through November 26th. Please come by if you are in the area. […]
Water on the Border show opens at Branigan
The Border Artists’ group show, Water on the Border, opens at the Branigan Cultural Center on June 30th, with a free open reception during the downtown ramble on June 7th from 5-7 pm. A themed show, the artwork examines water from a variety of perspectives and media. Mirage is a diptych that represents two views […]
Make your own art at my Open Studio
I’m opening my studio once again for The Love of Art month in Las Cruces, NM, but this year I’m doing something a little different. Do you enjoy looking at art but think you could never make it yourself? I’ll have some easels and paint set up for you to try your hand at it. […]
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny is one of the paintings in my current show. It continues the theme of looking at our relationship with and connection to nature. Manifest destiny was a 19th century belief in the destiny of settlers to expand westward across the United States, and remake the land and culture. It served to justify, as a moral imperative, both the expansion […]
At the Crossroads – and show reminder
My dogs chase rabbits. Normally that is not a problem since they are not fast enough to catch Jack Rabbits. But once in a while I get panicked when they chase a little bunny. Little white-tailed desert bunnies, although they are fast, are not always the wisest about where to find quick shelter under a […]