Works in progress, where I share what I'm working on and what I'm thinking about, and also show my Instagram feed.

My mixed-media painting “warp & weft” is part of the “8x8” juried exhibit at the @lawrenceartscenter @lawrenceartscentergallery with an opening reception this evening. If you’re in the area, stop in to see the show,

Today we're installing work for this weekend's pop-up show at the new Clover24 -- the former Kitty Clover chip factory at 2200 S. 24th St. We'll be there 6-9pm Friday, 6-9pm Saturday and noon to 4pm Sunday. There's ample parking on the north side of

And we have a butterfly, who will fly free tomorrow. Here’s hoping it can load up on nectar and start flying south before the cold snap hits.

#plantmilkweed #nativeplants #lebprairiepatch #lebstudiointhegarden #lebstudio

Take a look at what became visible as the sage leaves dried — a monarch chrysalis! I’m really rooting for this one, as it stayed in place after a vigorous shake of the branch before bringing it inside a week ago, as well as three substant

Some days, all I feel like doing is making watercolor shapes in a sketchbook. Thanks to some tips from @willa.wanders in her @karenabend “sketchbook revival” session, I’ve had some calm studio days and these pages as a result.

#wa

on camera

August 23, 2018

Photographer/videographer BJ Cary has been interviewing local artists about their work. He came to my studio a few weeks ago and here is the video he put together based on our conversation. Naturally, I would prefer I was 30 pounds lighter and that I'd thought to put a screen behind us so you wouldn't see my recycling and trash in the studio "kitchen." And there are a few things I wish I'd said a little more eloquently. But when it comes right down to it, this is what I sound like and look like now. I hope you enjoy learning a little more of my own backstory. Cheers.