STUDIO NEWS October 2020

Detail of an in process mixed media piece. This one is 18" x 24", acrylic, collage and colored pencil on paper. Inquiries welcome - you can always email me directly.

Studio News, October 2020

It's officially fall, at least here in the Midwest. Colors are at their peak, and I'm thoroughly enjoying lots of walks with the dogs. We are clocking miles in under the canopies of glorious color and enjoying the brisker air.

Just as we were settling into a new routine, with The Princess studying college remotely and her puppy Bean (#yourdailybean) housebroken for the most part, we had to go and mix things up. We bought a new home a little unexpectedly, which meant readying, listing, and then selling this one pronto. We are now in that limbo phase, with two contracts awaiting closing, and planning a move that will fall between Thanksgiving and the New Year. Crazy times for sure - further complicated by the fact that I work from home, so this means also moving my studio, and the final quarter of the year is typically when I do the bulk of my business.

Call me crazy. It wouldn't be the first time!

#journalthroughit classes continue to live streamed Wednesdays at 10am eastern on my Facebook page. And I have a ZOOM journaling lesson this Thursday, the 15th, at 6pm; if you can't make it at 6, the lesson will be available as a digital download on Saturday. All of the lessons are indexed on my website.

A little shameless self promotion: my painting "Totem" earned an honorable mention in Bob Burridge's online juried exhibition "Petting Zoo" and my portrait of Blue did the same in the Trekell pet portrait contest.

Meanwhile, heres a checklist of the many different ways you can see my artwork:

See them in your inbox 2-3 times per week - subscribe to my newsletters.
See them on Facebook - like/follow and then comment on my threads so I continue to show up in your newsfeed - I post art-related content multiple times daily
See them on Instagram - please follow along!
Visit them in person at an exhibition or gallery (check with spaces to see if they are open/open by appointment prior to visiting)
They are on my website and blog (my blog even goes back to 2006, if you really want to binge!).
If you can afford to, buy an original.
You can bring prints (and other items - including facemasks!!) into your home, including a new gallery of B ees, Birds and Butterflies. I also have a Holiday collection of imagery.
Leave a book of my artwork on your coffee table or nightstand.
Write or make art in my Reflections journal based on the Siren paintings
Attend a journaling class in person or online (not able to come to me? find a group in your area)
Take a class with me - online or in person, in a group or one-on-one - for as little as $5 a month

Feel free to respond to this newsletter, shoot me an email, comment on the blog or interact via Facebook or Instagram. There's all sorts of ways for us to connect!

THANK YOU so much for making it this far, for reading all my wordy words, for buying my art or taking my classes or commenting and sharing things on social media. I am so grateful to share this journey with you.

Stay well and stay safe,
Warmly, Kim

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