Breezy summer magic. Pools, beaches, hot-wind on an afternoon walk, and the kimono cover-up made with the power of rectangles. This fabric has been kickin’ it in the stash for almost a decade where I last made a simple halter dress from the rayon-poly-blend. Sun-protective, wrinkle-free, quick-dry, and not much… Read More »Purple Kimono Cover-up
This is turning into a two-part post because I have too many photos to share and we’re all visual people here. I am freshly returned from a camping trip in upstate New York to Wilcox Memorial Park. This sprawling park boasts over 8 miles of hiking trails, bucolic campsites, a… Read More »Art and the Forest: Summer 2024
A vacation dedicated to recharging the creative-batteries. It is very difficult, if not impossible to continue to create things without occasionally “refilling the well,” as they say. Creative people more than most benefit from boredom, from unstructured time, from opportunities to wander. These opportunities for aimlessness become more rare with… Read More »Long Weekend in the Northern Berkshires
I am planning a trip to the beach for the first time in years. Having just thrown out a decade’s old beach tote that was collecting a smell, there was a hole in my arsenal of bags waiting to be filled. I’d been saving a yard of gorgeous printed cotton… Read More »Giant Beach Bag
We had an absolutely amazing trip to Costa Rica this month! Days and days of adventure in the sun, water, mountains, and surrounded by animals. The food was spectacular and the views, beautiful. When a break was needed from our non-stop go,go,go adventures, I took some time to paint tiny… Read More »Mini Paintings of Paradise, Costa Rica
Finally I’ve finished another painting! This winter has been brutal in every way imaginable. Because of this I’ve taken to painting dreamy summer scenes all season to console my shivering skins. Last summer I took a trip to P-Town Mass, early in the season before the crowds arrived. The town was just… Read More »Provincetown On The Water
Hey everyone, Yesterday I uploaded some new photos to my photography gallery at Shaunart.net from my trip out west. Don’ worry, these photos aren’t tourist shots of me on the beach. Only beautiful moments in nature here. I will be the first person to admit that I do not know… Read More »Photographing the West