Are we attracted to a piece of art because of how it looks–or where it takes us? Being transported somewhere unknown requires more than...

One of my favorite poets Naomi Shihab Nye who was a student of William Stafford, says this:  “In our time there has been no poet who...

Last month I shipped 5 paintings to Chicago! to be hung in the Fine Arts Building studio of Modern Classics Furniture   I’m hoping to...

Those of you who follow my work may have noticed a change in my output.  I’ve been exploring abstraction in addition to painting what has...

I’ve been looking at works of and learning about Helen Frankenthaler recently.  She was an early influence on my work, along with Rothko,...

I’m continuing my exploration of color, moving on from blue musings to green thoughts in the studio this week.  The inspiration coming...

There have been a host of exhibits that I’ve participated in lately relating to SKY, ATMOSPHERE, CLOUDS and everything ethereal. ...

This year has been the first time I’ve ever considered–or been asked–to create a commissioned piece of work.  Not sure why this question...

This is one of those moments of serendipity.  I’ve been ruminating about how to approach a new series of paintings using color, the...

Sharon Kingston Bellingham, WA Visual Artist Luminous simplicity, saying more by saying less, how a suggestion leaves open the door to...

I’m pleased to present 8 new works along with paintings by fellow atmospherians Tyree Callahan and Todd Horton at the upcoming exhibit...

Social media platforms make many marketing tools available to artists–for free.  I know that Pinterest could be such a tool for me,...

I received a lovely invitation to exhibit some of my atmospheric landscape paintings for a March group exhibit.  The invitation came in...

My resolution this year is inspired by the Pantone color of the year and very much ties both my personal and art life together.  Never...

The liquid slowing of the sleeper, turning inward and looking downward In preparation for my exploration of the 50 north latitude...

One must follow the crumbs, notice what you notice…  Just this week, a friend posted on Facebook the word Numinous (word porn...

In a few weeks, I’ve got a speaking engagement with a group of high school art students.  The topic I’ll be presenting is how poetry has...

My son helped me record this reading of Naomi Shihab Nye’s wonderful poem today.  Kindness springs from empathy, as so beautifully worded...

There was a fair amount of discussion during studio tour about how abstract art comes about. Working without a visual reference means...

The idea of disconnecting from technology so that we can connect to ourselves–and others–has been a familiar theme lately.  Our modern...