Interior paintings

Now that school is out, the next best place to read a book is at the beach, on a hammock, in the garden, or outside on a starry summer night. And here are the drawings and paintings to prove it.

Focussing your attention on the manageable next steps We tend to get way ahead of ourselves—thinking many, many steps ahead or of worst-case scenarios. We attempt to protect ourselves by imagining all that can go wrong or of all the difficulties that can come our way. We stare at the biggest clif

Constance Spry trained dozens of floral designers. She said it mattered not their skills/talents, floral arranging is easily taught. Perhaps, if she's the one directly teaching. No Constance in my life, nor floral arranging skills, yet plenty of talent for making choices and following up with action steps. . I dared tread into the realm of branches in a vase. No talent, no budget. Pure desire. . Paying attention to types of vases, numbers of branches, scale to the room, and macro-silhouette…

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July 12, 2020A creative life can pass through phases, like the moon. Just consider the path of the New Orleans–based Karina Gentinetta, who started as a corporate lawyer, became an antiques purveyor and added to that the roles of abstract painter and artisanal furniture dealer. As distinct as these endeavors may seem, she has brought […]

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