Music and Art
From the Purple House

I started playing on my little Pixie Harp, Linette. That's her in the video below. She’s a small, sweet harp and was given to me, by my...

For more than twenty-three years, it was my great joy and privilege to have been the music and art teacher of young children in a...

Fabric designing, for me, is an opportunity to just have fun with digital art. No artistic angst, no deep venting of emotion, just fun!

I have a relationship with this Catbird. It was tenuous at first, but now we've become friends, and I owe that to grape jelly. Yup, grap

Every class was an adventure! We worked as a team through improv, composition, experimentation...we were musicians!

I love the fun of exploring the possibilities and creating an image with my computer. It works so well with my imagination! You can see...

I just received my contract to perform at the Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park in New York on October 1, 2017!!! I love this...

In a recent post I described Nunnie's Garden, which was at my Great Grandmother's house on a mountain in New York State. I thought I...

About a year and a half ago, Colette O'Connor interviewed me for her radio show, "Notes from New England", portion of Deb Andersen's "The...

Patreon is a website where Patrons can interact with and support Artists. Please, do check out my page. You'll see my unprofessionally...

This is my first attempt at a portrait. My sister had sent me a photo of my niece in tiger paint, and her expression was so bright, I had...

To celebrate Pride Month, DeviantArt has asked its members to submit our creations for a community Pride Flag. As a supporter, I am...

These lovely woods are on the Municipal grounds of Wall Township NJ. I've lived here for many years, and knew nothing about them until,...

This is a painting of a serene garden in which my Grandmother, Nunnie, would meditate at the stone altar in the green grove on a mountain...

I borrowed this from the studio and I'm going to learn how to play it! Learning a new instrument is such fun, and a purple ukulele just...

Sometimes, while I'm painting, I need absolute silence. Other times, music will actually guide my brush as I see into the three...

Hi! It's so nice to meet you, and I want to thank you so much for your support! You've come to my website to see what I have to share,...