Getting back to my #morningdoodle practice in my #strathmore #visualjournal now that #siliconvalleyopenstudios is over. I’m rethinking everything, actually. Watch (or listen) for a podcast episode about it soon… #originalart #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #pigmamicron #blackandwhite #abstractart #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway

Another painting adopted to a good home at my open studio this weekend. ? #originalart #svos #siliconvalleyopenstudios

SOLD! Six ultra-minis are on their way to their new home in Seattle. I love when my art finds good homes. ?

I’m thinking of auctioning the new ones off here on Instagram and Facebook. What do you think? Sound fun?

#originalart #minicanvas #miniart #tinyart #tinypainting #tinycanvas #artforsale #art4sale

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

Three little ultra-mini works in progress. Maybe I’ll add color to these as demos during my open studio tomorrow.

It was fun doing three in a row–I like working like that! Crank ’em out! Think process, not product (Guidepost #2 of The Creative Sandbox Way) and Think quantity, not quality (Guidepost #3). It takes the pressure off and makes it more fun. Plus a few (or a bunch) together just look really neat! ?

They’d make a cool mosaic or “quilt,” don’t you think?

I’m excited to set the finished ones up on their tiny easels in the open studio gallery. Pictures coming later after it’s all set up–stay tuned!

And come join me this weekend, 11am-5pm, Sat and Sun, 436 Sierra Vista Ave in Mountain View, CA.

Paintings galore, calligraphy, prints and cards, books (signed copies!), and CDs.

I’ll be doing demos, maybe playing ukulele, and telling stories. I’d love to see you! ?

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