January Studio

Ciao dear ones...

As you know, each January I spend time

cleaning up the studio...

It gets pretty trashed during the 

Holidays because it is also used as our box and

wrap center... 

But I wanted to get a few changes in place..

and I moved the small easel and the Large ones onto the East wall and 

poked the big one into the corner..

That way, I have more space at the 

painting desk to use for 

Mixed Media, 

and I am almost finished with my new 

Ripped and Torn piece...

 

I will be sharing it soon and have started on another...

I have so many things to sort thru and clean up..

but its always like this.. 

If I don't organize it in such a small space it becomes 

unworkable!

Thanks for stopping by!

Will post soon!

Ciao, Ciao!

Mixed Media Studio Organization

Ciao,

dear ones..

it is Filming Friday..

I asked what you wanted to see on film in 2020

and the top request was

My studio organization..

how do I organize my studio?

Here is a little tour..

of my systems,..

a peek into drawers and jars..

binders and bags..

It works for me.. as a professional artist,

time is money and I cannot afford to search for things..

But no matter what kind of art you do or whether you are a professional or not..

if you cannot find it..

your studio is not serving you...

So thanks for stopping by today..

Thanks always for your kind comments and viewership..

we so appreciate you!

Ciao, ciao!

That Portrait and Why I Am A YouTuber

Happy 2020!

I have had a long break,

but not been idle..

there is no rest for the creative..

I promised you photos of the portrait that I painted for my 

Daughter and SIL

it is actually 2 portraits

 and took me ages to paint.. 

I find it so challenging to paint

portraits of people I know..

and to accomplish it

in between all the other work

 I have going on..

I was determined to send it as a Christmas present....

and I just made it..

Whew!

Caterina Giglio, Mixed Media Painting, detail.

As I write this post,

I am also hard at work 

on my first Vlog post of the year

on YouTube..

and I thought I would write about 

WHY 

I am a YouTuber..

First of all, 

gentle reader, it was NOT my idea..

It was Don's idea..

He had been watching 

a lot of YouTube videos

and thought I should be on 

YouTube

well you can imagine how that went over..

however..

that handsome guy is very persuasive 

and as we were leaving for 

Italy

the first time, he said ...

imagine how fun it will be to document the trip 

for our friends and family..

OK..OK.. 

I finally capitulated ... 

this coincided with the reorganization of 

Stampington Magazines..

I had been a consistent contributor to their magazines

as a way of offering some inspiration

to others..

my way of giving back..

what I realized after a while on 

YouTube

was that

I could reach a 

much larger audience 

than the 

magazines had covered and

 so I decided to give it my attention..

Caterina Giglio, Mixed Media Painting, Kori and Kaden in the Grass. 12 x 12 cradled board.

There is in my humble opinion

a need..

a desperate need..

for people to be more creative..

I know that not everyone is an

 artist,

but everyone can create..

it may not be a GREAT work of art, 

but it creates a GREAT feeling when one is creating..

it opens the door to expansive thinking..

it allows the heart to express emotionally..

and the act of creation results in joy..

that child like feeling of loosing oneself in the color..

the abandonment of self in the form..

and a feeling of connection

that sparks kindness..

and now more than ever..

we so need kindness..

So meet me on Friday..

I will have a 

YouTube 

video 

for you

on 

Organizing Your Mixed Media

Studio Space

C4N!