• Gathering Evidence

    Gathering Evidence

    ‘Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.’ Mary Oliver Let’s set the rules. Go outside. No expectations. Be astonished. Gather. For me, plein air work is just that: work. I gather evidence. No expectations on creating a masterpiece but instead to gather. I am out there, and yes, my senses wake up and I see,…

  • community + connection

    community + connection

    Finding Community + Connection. My recent travels to Civita offered me earnest students and a special place that I realized was nested deep within my heart. My sketchbook offered me a place to mark the those connections and now back in studio I have ‘new eyes’, those seeing differently. I will be posting those insights…

  • Community.

    com·mu·ni·ty /kəˈmyo͞onədē/ a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. 2019 in Civita was  memorable and wonderful. It was all about ‘community’: the Civitoni, Laura, Tony, visiting fellows returning to the Civita Institute, amazing chefs at the restaurants, shop owners, tractor drivers and of course, my adventurous…

  • Drawing Lessons

    Drawing Lessons

    Good Morning Class 1 – 6 Click on this link for your assignments + enjoy your time + create beautiful masterpieces. + Share. Be sure to check back, as I will be posting more lessons each week. Your teacher, Anita

  • wise spirits: Civita di Bagnoregio

    wise spirits: Civita di Bagnoregio

    Art becomes a spiritual process depending upon the degree of commitment that you bring to it. Every experience becomes direct food for your art. Then your art teaches you about life. —Nick Bantock This was written while studying drawing in Civita in 2013 as a fellowship with the Civita Institute: City of Ghosts ‘I do not…