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I’m so excited: my business cards arrived! Thank you, moo.com! Getting ready for Open Studios in May! #moominicards #siliconvalleyopenstudios #artistsofinstagram #artist #sharingmyart https://www.instagram.com/p/BtmgcNKgtAT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10492p8wxo189

I am the proud owner of a gorgeous Annie Haines painting! @anniehainesart , you inspire me! #siliconvalleyopenstudios #openstudios2018 #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #pleinairpainting #scvws

Open Studio! As any artist who participates in #siliconvalleyopenstudios will tell you, it is a huge amount of work to make it happen. Setting up the space (in the middle of a kitchen renovation, no less!), making labels for all the art, hanging the show, posting signs all around the neighborhood early in the morning... As I look around my living room, I definitely have my favorite pieces. And then there are pieces I made long ago, that are no longer representative of my style. Or that are representative of experimental phases I was going through, and don't feel like mature pieces. All this is to say, several "finished" canvases are destined to be gessoed over after this open studio is done. Which ones? I'm not telling. But let's just say I won't need to purchase new canvas for awhile. This is one way to deal with excess inventory: paint over it! 😉 #originalart #openstudio #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #artistslife

Drop by for some art this beautiful Sunday! Studio F7 Open studios 12-4pm today 😎#siliconvalleyopenstudios #sahbashereart (at Cubberley)

❤️Spring Fever at my art studio today and tomorrow! 12-4pm Studio F7 at Cubberley #siliconvalleyopenstudios #sahbashereart #artcardseditionsandoriginals #cubberleyartists (at Cubberley)

Local friends and art lovers come on down to Cubberley Open Studios this weekend. I have new work and new art cards ! Saturday & Sunday 12-4 Studio F7 There will be 12 artists ...printmakers, painters, photographers, sculptors, and more. If you've ever wanted to take a peek inside these studios this weekend is the time! #siliconvalleyopenstudios #sahbashereart #cubberleyartists @paloaltoca #artislife🎨 (at Cubberley)

I decided to do something different with today's Doodlecam, and that decision led me down a path of delight. Rather than just filling in the *interior* spaces defined by my knot doodle, I started by painting a "halo" around the *exterior*, defining the outside of the knot. *That* put a tingle in my toes. Actually, at first I was annoyed that the blue was much darker than I wanted at the top of the painting. It faded to much paler by the bottom, and rather than even it out, I realized I liked the gradient effect—much more exciting than the original thought, which was an even-toned halo all around the outside. Only by *doing* do we make these kinds of discoveries! As I write in The Creative Sandbox Way: You cannot THINK your way to creativity; you've got to DO something! You have to get your hands dirty! Literally or metaphorically. THAT is what will put the tingle in your toes. Go get creating! Come see this piece, and over 100 other original artworks, at my upcoming open studio, May 13-14, when all my art will be on exhibit to the public and for sale! It's part of the 31st annual #siliconvalleyopenstudios http://svos.org #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #100dayproject #the100dayproject #tinycanvas #tinypainting #tinyart #miniart #minicanvas #poscapens #neocolorii #neocolor2 #neocolor

Save the date: May 6 & 7 Visit my studio during Silicon Valley Open Studios to see my latest work! 12-4pm. Please message me to get an invitation for the preview party! #sahbashereart #siliconvalleyopenstudios #artislife #openstudios 4000 Middlefield rd Palo Alto (at My art Studio in Palo Alto)