I am a Kansas City based artist. I love to paint, inspire, hike, trail run, and be Supermom.You can find my artwork at www.StrokeofRed.com
Category Archives: art
Here’s to 2021
New Years always makes me super reflective. So I sat down and started writing. Over the past 2 years what started out as “yantras” have become journaling my words into pictures. This year I decided to let go of 2020 … Continue reading
My Quarantine Project: Yoga Art Cards
It feels a little bit like the world has flipped upside down in the last few months. I thought I would share something positive that has come out of it for me. After a few weeks of quarantine I got … Continue reading
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Tagged sanskrit flash cards, yoga, yoga art, yoga card deck, yoga cards, yoga poses, yoga sequencing, yoga study tools, yogi artist
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Cancer Mask
I won an artist commission through the HNC Living Foundation to create a piece of artwork out of a cancer mask. I talked about this project in a past blog titled An Art Project in Honor of my Dad. I … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art from radiation mask, cancer, cancer sculpture, catepillar, cocoon, HNC living foundation, inspiration, radiation mask, sculpture
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I won!
I was recently awarded the Artivist of the Year award through Art Tour International Magazine. I flew to New York to accept the award which was broadcast live on a local NY station. The next day I went to Barnes … Continue reading
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Tagged art award, art tour international magazine, art2heart, artivist of the year, grimandi art gallery
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An art project in honor of my dad
I just found out today that my proposal for a project I had submitted about a month ago won. It’s so far outside my comfort zone and way more triggering emotionally for me than I would have imagined. If you … Continue reading
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Tagged art commission, art from radiation mask, art process, art therapy, cancer, HNC living foundation, public art, radiation mask
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Sharing some inspiration
I wanted to share a little inspiration from my last trip. Continue reading
So much, so little time
I have been trying to recover from the jet lag and play catch up from all of the excitement over the past 2 months. A few exciting things have happened. I am getting married! I have been spending so much … Continue reading
Posted in art, art business, artist residency, Uncategorized
Tagged art exhbit, art gallery, art residency, art show, artskc, ArtsKC Now Showing, bali, belize, bowlus fine arts center, scuba diving
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Art Exhibit going up at Bowlus Fine Arts Center
I am excited to finally announce that I have been asked to present an art exhibit at the Thomas H. Bowlus Fine Arts & Cultural Center in Iola, KS January 18 – Feb 18th, 2019. My art will be hanging … Continue reading
People and their pets
This year I started teaching Paint Your Pet Portrait classes once a month. As a result, I’ve been booked for many private parties and additional classes. Pets weren’t really something I started out to paint much of. I have been … Continue reading
Full circle round
I was asked to hang my work and give an art talk at an office I worked at 11 years ago this week. It also happens to be my sons 10th birthday. The interesting part about all of this is … Continue reading
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Tagged art biz, art business, art fellowship, art residency, artist life, artist talk, professional artist
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