Paintings edge

Those near or in LA today may want to check out the Riverside Art Museum's exhibition of the 2008 "Paintings Edge" workshop:

“The Paintings Edge workshop,” cautions the course catalogue, “is not for beginners.” Every year, as part of the Idyllwild Summer Arts Institute, several dozen professional artists and advanced art students convene in this intensive colloquium in painting – painting techniques, painting subjects, painting ideas.

The painting above was done by my inspiring friend Kathy who is one of the participants in the workshop. In 2004, Kathy quit her well-paying job as a web designer for Universal Studios in order to devote herself completely to painting all day long. She free-lances her computer skills on the side now, but is mostly altogether found in her studio these days.