Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:15:55 -0800WeeblyFri, 20 Jun 2014 21:49:18 GMThttp://redutsa.com/blog/my-new-obsession3 weeks ago I attended a workshop given by Joan Jardine at the Woodstock School of Art. The workshop was En Plein Aire using oil and palette knifes. 

OMG! I am in love with oil paint!!! It was an instant love affair for me as I began to mix the paint on my palette. My friend, Eden, attended the workshop with me. And we were both bitten by the bug - oil paint not ticks! ;) We've been going out together to paint twice a week since. And there is no end in sight. I need to order more panels to paint on!]]>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 04:03:32 GMThttp://redutsa.com/blog/dancing-in-creationI am finally finished with "Dancing in Creation" although it is still on easel with varnish drying. The piece has been a labor or love. I knew from the moment I started it that it was going to be something special. I have received such positive feedback from many of you. Thank you!

The title took quite some time to settle on. I asked for suggestions, and received many. Then I spent much time looking at the suggestions and the piece trying to resolve the two. i am happy to say that "Dancing in Creation" suits the piece perfectly!
]]>Thu, 17 Oct 2013 06:02:03 GMThttp://redutsa.com/blog/gallery-showsI am very excited to tell you about two upcoming shows where my work will be exhibited.

Opening on October 19th at the Frisbee Agency in Catskill, NY I will have two pieces shown. "Gilded Leaves" and "Ancient Tree" will be on display as part of their Fall Harvest show.

Opening on November 9th at the Salemme Gallery in Allentown, PA I will have one piece shown. "Kachina" will be on display as part of the New Bridges Group's DUETS show. I have been collaborating with Michael Wall, a musician, who will be doing a work inspired by my painting, "Juguedeando."
]]>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 23:08:56 GMThttp://redutsa.com/blog/olana-workshopLast week I participated in an Evelyn Dunphy "Watercolor Painting Workshop" at Olana in Hudson, NY. We painted en plein air which is a fancy way to say outside! Since I do most of my painting in the studio, this was a very exciting experience. It was a two day workshop, but due to a migraine I was only able to participate in one day. Bummer.

Eveyln was amazing.  I learned more in the one day I was there than I had expected to learn both days. She is a wonderfully talented and giving artist! I have posted my "Olana" painting to the gallery....
]]>Sun, 18 Aug 2013 17:46:20 GMThttp://redutsa.com/blog/summer-paintingThere are 4 new paintings that I have just uploaded. I have 6 more almost ready after an art-filled weekend with Ellen visiting. I should have the latest ones finished soon. It is always interesting to see the painting start, and then see it finished. What a metamorphosis!!!
]]>Sat, 18 May 2013 17:39:41 GMThttp://redutsa.com/blog/working-through-old-woundsI completed my first painting that was started after Pat Dews workshop. It is called "City on Fire" and seems to be part of a theme begun with "Fallen Buildings." 

I was living in NYC on September 11, 2001 - and working on the Lower East Side at the time of the crashes. I walked all the way home which was over 50 blocks and arrived to find my block cordoned off by FBI because I lived very close to the United Nations. I spent the next two weeks in my apartment with the exception of trying to give blood. It was an awful time. I was afraid to go outside.

I hope that these two paintings can begin to express what I was feeling at the time. I think there will be more paintings in this series. Time will tell.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:30:45 GMThttp://redutsa.com/blog/lilyToday I finished the "Lily" painting. I am so happy that it is completed right as our garden lilies are budding up! I also did 2 starts yesterday and 1 today.  I guess Pat Dews workshop really did rejuvenate my passion...exactly what I was hoping for.
]]>Sun, 05 May 2013 04:02:11 GMThttp://redutsa.com/blog/great-painting-dayYesterday I painted almost the entire day. It was wonderful! I finished 3 paintings, worked on 1 in process and started another. What a joy to have my creativity freed up so that I can work like this.]]>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:30:50 GMThttp://redutsa.com/blog/pat-dews-workshopI just got back from taking Pat Dews' workshop in Boone, NC. What a great week. The new pieces you see in the gallery were generated during the workshop. There are more to come in the days and weeks to follow. I will also be uploading better scans of the paintings shortly. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed creating them. PASSION!]]>