Sharing the light of the plants out loud I first met St. John’s Wort many ago on top of a mountain bald here called Max Patch. It is one of the loveliest places on earth. Being on Max Patch on a beautiful day makes me feel like my soul is shining out of me as brightly…
Category: Art
Playing with Color
Do you ever feel stuck with your art? Like maybe you have a lot of ideas but they’re not coming out right or maybe you’re getting bored with your usual style and subject matter. I felt that way. Finding my way back to my artist self since becoming a mother has been a long road…
Upcoming Group Show at the Taylor Gallery
I’m so happy to share that I will be part of a group show at the Taylor Gallery for the month of September. The Taylor Gallery is a relatively new gallery and event space. Each month they feature a new group of local Asheville Artists. I’m thrilled to be among their artists for September. I’ll…
Latest Rainbow Portraits
These have been so much fun to work on! If you’d like one made of your own special kid, two kids, or a kid with a pet, please head over to my Etsy shop and place an order! http://www.bodelia.etsy.com
Rainbow Portraits are Back!
About a month back, I posted an exploratory post on my local mama group’s Facebook page, wondering if anyone would be interested in ordering a rainbow portrait from me. The response was amazing! So many people contacted me, and many of them followed through and ordered one (or two or four!). It feels great to…
Maureen Forman: Drawing More Closely To A Sense of Herself
I was so delighted to hear a radio interview with my old friend, Maureen Forman, that she recently shared online. We met 13 years ago in Cortona, Italy, where we were roommates and friends in a study abroad program. Take a listen to the whole interview. It’s pretty short but inspiring as it covers part of…
Northern Flicker
A wintery little painting of a northern flicker woodpecker. I tried to be more painterly in the background and the bird itself and feel pretty happy with the results. It’s 5″ x 7″ and is available in my Etsy Shop for $58 with free shipping within the US! Photos after the jump…..
The Daily Artwork Continues
Are you following along? You can see the nearly (kinda, hopefully) daily posts here. You’ll have to subscribe separately there if you’re interested in keeping up. I’m happy to say I finally got around to getting out my oil paints today. That was really pretty much the goal- to paint often and become a better…
A Lofty Goal
It’s easy for me to let months slip by without making art. Day jobs, chores, moving, gardening, on and on. Suddenly it’s been too close to a year since I have made a painting. A commission languishes on my easel. It happens. I feel rusty, I feel stuck. While other things are moving forward in…
Shovels & Rope
Really looking forward to hearing/seeing these guys sing in real life tonight! Ballpoint pen drawing with ink wash.
HARPER LEICH 