If you’re a painter, you’ve surely heard the name Rosemary and Co. spoken with a religious sort of fervor. This devotion is not at all unreasonable, as Rosemary has swept though this exorbitantly expensive and frustrating market, ushering in a new era of quality, durability, and affordability (relatively speaking). Their brush offerings are ever-expanding, and they are endlessly responsive to customer feedback and artist requests, often creating custom brushes and brush sets for individual artists. You can purchase all of these brushes at Rosemary’s website.

Here are a few of my daily favorites and the reasons I reach for these brushes again and again.

Overall thoughts on Synthetic vs Natural Hair brushes:

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I have always loved the optical truth that all rainbows are complete circles. Our perception of them as arcs has to do with our point of view. Only under certain unique circumstances can one see a full, circular rainbow, sometimes visible from very high vantage points that do not often fall within the realm of daily life. However, the vision of this particular rainbow reflecting in Standley Lake on my way home made me realize just how capable we are of reaching beyond our perception, and beyond the visible, into what we know to be true. Everything has to do with our point of view, be it that of the eye, or that of the heart.

This painting seemed to strike a chord with so many people when I exhibited it this year. By popular request, I’ve created a limited edition archival print, now available in my store! If you’d like to bring this piece into your home because it tells a portion of your own story, I wholeheartedly invite you to do so.

My new body of work will debut at Gallery 1261 (followed by a second installation at the Arvada Center) this coming spring at my solo exhibition entitled Genesis. These paintings explore themes of mystery, wonder, and science as viewed through the lens of magical realism that has so strongly characterized my first years of motherhood. Read on for a snippet about this body of work, a peek at the paintings, and my formal artist statement for the show.

Don’t let the term “fundamentals” fool you…this workshop is not just for beginners! Though those new to oil painting will benefit immensely from the topics we’ll cover, I’ve carefully designed this class to address some of the most consistently challenging principles of paint-handling that often stump intermediate and even advanced artists. True masters—Sargent, Zorn, Rembrandt, Sorolla, all the rest—are masters of fundamentals! This intensive, four-day workshop is a deep dive into the most essential aspects of these underlying principles in painting (and drawing).