Spring Cleaning.

Well it's been a busy few weeks and my studio, ok who am I kidding, the whole place looks like a bull dozer has moved through it. Preparing for 2 art events and seeing Oprah's Life Class live in Toronto all within a 2 week span has left me a little tired, somewhat overwhelmed and asking myself 'now what?'

There is alot here that needs to be cleaned and tidied and put away. A little spring cleaning is on the agenda for sure. And then some serious studio time so I can get some new work out there.

Magazine Junkie

I'm addicted to magazines!!! I'm the first one to admit that I'm a magazine junkie. This is quite evident by the piles and stacks of magazines that can be found throughout our place. I just can't get enough of them. Above is a shot of what I'm reading right now. OOPS! I just realized that Oprah and Martha aren't in the shot. Of course they're included!!

I like all kinds of magazines not just the art or crafting and scrapbooking mags. I especially like the home decor mags with Style at Home and Canadian House and Home as my favorites (if I really had to choose!). It's really very exciting for me when I open up a magazine and there's one of my paintings hanging in a beautifully designed room. Sometimes my paintings are lent out as props for photo shoots. This is wonderful publicity for me as my name (or gallery name) is mentioned and in most cases the client purchases the painting. Above are 2 examples. My painting "Spring Birches" in Style at Home, October 2007 and "First Snow" in Canadian House and Home, February 2006. You can see more on my media page right here.