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So far D. Lisa West has created 23 blog entries.
10 12, 2018

Inspirations and Memories

By |2018-11-23T19:56:42+00:00December 10th, 2018|Comments Off on Inspirations and Memories

Where do artists get inspiration? Everywhere. I sometimes have so many ideas that I write them down to work on later. My sister, Anita, and I share [...]

3 12, 2018

Pens and Drawing with Water

By |2018-11-23T19:56:24+00:00December 3rd, 2018|Comments Off on Pens and Drawing with Water

It’s great to have art supplies lying around especially if you’re home, not in your studio! I used to have a studio in my basement, and I [...]

12 11, 2018

Kids and Art Supplies

By |2018-09-27T22:38:23+00:00November 12th, 2018|Comments Off on Kids and Art Supplies

I spent time the other day with my favorite 8 year old and we made art. First she came to a painting studio where I routinely paint [...]

5 11, 2018

Walkabout with Chris Sawyer

By |2018-09-27T22:32:34+00:00November 5th, 2018|Comments Off on Walkabout with Chris Sawyer

The artist Chris Sawyer and I originally met at Gage Academy of Art where he studied. I went to a studio sale and bought a couple of [...]

29 10, 2018

Abigail Edwards Quiet Designs

By |2018-09-27T22:22:20+00:00October 29th, 2018|Comments Off on Abigail Edwards Quiet Designs

Abigail Edwards is a friend of mine on Facebook and she recently wrote and a book, Quiet Pattern, about designing wallpaper. This includes images of her work [...]

22 10, 2018

Collecting Art From Other Artists: James Bland

By |2018-09-27T22:11:24+00:00October 22nd, 2018|Comments Off on Collecting Art From Other Artists: James Bland

I saw James Bland’s work catalogue was being offered and after watching his work for many years on Facebook; I bought this little piece. It was shipped [...]

15 10, 2018

Christopher Burk, Master of the Nocturnal

By |2018-09-27T22:08:14+00:00October 15th, 2018|Comments Off on Christopher Burk, Master of the Nocturnal

Christopher Burk is a friend of a friend whose work I admire from a distance on Facebook. His nocturne series is so superb and it has been [...]

8 10, 2018

A Lifetime with Anita West

By |2018-09-27T21:57:11+00:00October 8th, 2018|Comments Off on A Lifetime with Anita West

Anita was always (since age 8) going to be an artist when she grew up and so she has. We share a studio in Ballard and have [...]

1 10, 2018

Crystal Barbre’s Fairy Tales

By |2018-09-20T23:31:54+00:00October 1st, 2018|Comments Off on Crystal Barbre’s Fairy Tales

Crystal Barbre is an amazing artist who makes murals and treks the Outback. I met her during my time at the Gage Atelier. She recently painted a [...]

24 09, 2018

Floating with Boris Correa

By |2018-09-13T21:53:00+00:00September 24th, 2018|Comments Off on Floating with Boris Correa

                      There was once this artist from Spain that I friended on Facebook named Boris Correa. His [...]

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