071: Jane Davies’ Abstract Painting



  Our guest this week is Jane Davies. Today’s podcast is full of excitement — dogs barking, Mom choking, and plenty of art talk!  Mom, Jane, and I discuss creating abstract art, teaching, learning from students, making work your own, selling in galleries, and self-published books.  It’s a great chat with lots of intellectual content. Jane … Continue reading 071: Jane Davies’ Abstract Painting


070: Summer Projects



Today’s podcast is all about The 100 Day Project, classes I’m teaching, and visiting NYC (Fancy Food Show, YouTube Space, MoMA and getting my hair cut).  Mom picked out the photos and links to go with this week’s podcast. A preview of my visit to MoMA (more photos on the blog next week): Haircut before and … Continue reading 070: Summer Projects


069: Abigail Ogilvy Gallery



  Today’s podcast features a wide ranging conversation with gallerist Abigail Ogilvy about running a gallery, choosing art, and the fine differences between galleries and museums.  Abigail Ogilvy… …opened a contemporary art gallery in her name in October 2015. Winter Group Exhibition: The Salon Show, December 2016 Located in Boston’s SoWa Art & Design District… Keenan Derby, … Continue reading 069: Abigail Ogilvy Gallery


068: Explaining Things



  Today’s podcast features a conversation about wrangling tables at HSN, the Robert Rauschenberg exhibit at MoMA, creating step-outs, and so much more!  It has been a crazy month full of fake eyelashes. And so many craft projects that I can’t wait to share!  I hope you enjoy the podcast and all the chit chat.  We’re going … Continue reading 068: Explaining Things


067: Still Younger Than Mom ;)



Today’s podcast features a conversation about the Nari Ward opening at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Art in Bloom at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), my prize winning painting, and more!  I will be sharing some long blog posts with lots of photos of the ICA Opening and the Art in Bloom stuff in … Continue reading 067: Still Younger Than Mom 😉


066: Matisse in the Studio



Today’s podcast features a conversation about the new Matisse in the Studio exhibit at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), along with a painting class I’m currently taking there.  On my blog I have tons of photos from the exhibit and you can find them HERE.  And here’s a photo of my art class at the museum … Continue reading 066: Matisse in the Studio


065: Tales from the Road & New Adventures Ahead



  Today’s podcast features a conversation about my recent travels, teaching, and some new adventures. Here are some photos from the surface design class I taught: And here is Carol Anne Grotrian talking to us about how to critique quilts. The two quilts in the photo are both hers — two variations on the same idea, one more … Continue reading 065: Tales from the Road & New Adventures Ahead


064: A Visit to NYC



  Today’s podcast features a conversation about my recent visit to NYC — a visit that included two stops at MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), a day at YouTube Space… …the play Sleep No More, and a stop to teach three classes at Papercraft Clubhouse in Connecticut on the way home!  I’ll be sharing lots of photos from … Continue reading 064: A Visit to NYC


063: Julie Loves Learning



I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  Today’s podcast features a conversation about learning in general and four particular learning experiences — the marbling class I shared in yesterday’s blog post, a lecture on Winslow Homer’s Summer Night (see a bit in this vlog), the connoisseurship dinner at the Museum of … Continue reading 063: Julie Loves Learning


062: After Creativation



  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  Today’s podcast features chatter about new classes, interrupting, the word interesting, the MFA Boston, the Blogiversary, and our visit to Creativation (formerly CHA).  I thought I’d include some photos from Creativation as a companion to the podcast.  Enjoy! I am planning to … Continue reading 062: After Creativation