Friends That Paint Together Stay Together!

As art-sisters Patti and I have found companionship in the pure joy of learning about & creating art - throwing open our arms to our imaginations. We have become kindred spirits - sisters. Focusing on art slips us out of normal time into a world with no clocks. We both love playing a game of catch with the inspiration all around us. When the sky throws a manganese blue ball, we throw it back and add a streak of rose or violet. The distant hills are at times described in colors of burnt sienna and quinacridone gold and then shift to phthalo green and yellow ochre. We are incurably and unashamedly - color addicts & intrepid explorers of the world of inspiration around us. 

Patti works in her backyard she-shed studio and I in my turquoise blue home studio surrounded with an abundance of art supplies and tools (yes I'm an addict!), but it is even more fun when we tromp around San Diego together seeking inspiration and having little art-ventures. We are fortunate enough to live in a gorgeous place with no shortage of source material, not least of which are the metamorphic ocean and sky. We laugh often as we identify the kaleidoscope of colors around us with a corresponding paint name, or sometimes almost drive off the road looking up at the low-hanging clouds beginning to glow as they reflect the setting sun. Together we have embraced the journey of both finding ourselves and losing ourselves at the same time.