Laura Bruce

Please welcome a new artist to the Workhouse Arts Center, Building 5, studio 510, named Laura Bruce. To the left is an example of her work, a darling portrait of a gray cat. I will write more about this amazing artist in my next post.

Leslie Lee

I find the painting, “When She Asked Death to Dance, Angels Came”, by Leslie Lee, haunting .  See more and learn more at Leslie Lee’s website by clicking here. I love the grimness of the work, the limited palette, and the emotionality. I wonder if...

The business of art

Just took a great workshop titled “Success as an Artist”, lead by Catriona Fraser of the Fraser Gallery.  Ms Fraser gives this workshop once a month, to various art organizations and art spaces. If you are an artist living in the Washington Dc area, you...

cyrstal sanders greene

Here I am, sitting in a doorway at Artomatic Frederick and noticing the art around me. I spot this small, 5″x7″, photo. It is titled ,”The Infected Are Coming”. I like the mystery of the work, the limited palette, and the implied Zombie...

small works

Sometimes I find myself artistically “burnt Out”, especially when I have just finished several large paintings. I find painting some small works, pieces that only take a few hours to complete, refreshes my spirit. Here is a sampling of what I have been up...

Ann Harris “Portrait(Red Robe)”

I saw this work by Ann Harris at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington , Dc. as part of an exhibition titlted  ” Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2013″.   The figure in the red robe reminds me of  the painting “The Call” (see last...