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New Teammate- Caitlin Hofen

Good times and Good Energy! The Fifthsister Art Gallery and Studio is growing, changing and sending beautiful creative energy into the world. I am so delighted, not only for my future new creative space, but also about the direction the business side my art is flowing.  I am so happy to introduce you to my teammate and virtual assistant, Caitlin Hofen! Caitlin is a soon-to-be graduate in mass communication from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. She...

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Genuine Gratitude

Perhaps for the first time, I felt genuine gratitude. At least, if I have experienced it in the past, I was not fully aware and mindful of such. It consumed my entire body. I would imagine it should have been a moment of experiencing nature, versus the contemplation of a new space for creating. Though not as romantic as a sunset over a waterfall, it was my pure, clear moment of genuine gratitude.  This morning,...

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Meeting 779

In continuing the research for my western series, I spent Monday of this week with Shawn Classen on his ranch near Chester, Oklahoma.  I was greeted, as I opened my car door, by the Classen clan of heeler mix working ranch dogs giving a great start to a wonderful adventure of western flavored photos.  Shawn’s son, Tyler joined us for the photo shoot as well as an array of horses, chickens, roosters, ducks, and long...

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Be A Dreamer

Reminiscing a bit about the wonderful 30 paintings in 30 days event held at the RandomArt Gallery in Cherokee held on October 21, 2017.  The challenge was fun with some lost sleep and moments of stress, but the artwork unfolded and now it is a beautiful dream accomplished!  Ugly self doubt creeps in … occasionally looking back to see a stepping stone in the rear view mirror gives a little spring to the step for Read more…

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Why buy original artwork!

I am working on creating my new website and one of the features is blog posting!  I am looking forward to this “new-to-me” feature to share about my daily creative process and a few thoughts about this and that.  Hopefully, a bit about my day will enhance a moment or two of yours. On my mind today is the idea of why buying original artwork from an independent artist is the better idea vs. a Read more…

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