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
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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
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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
Art in the Dark
I had an art show just a few days ago at the Unity Village. I was super excited. We were expecting 200-300 people. When I showed up for the reception, the electricity was out. I wasn’t sure how we were … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, art exhibit, art in the dark, art show, artist, paintings, Unity Village
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Here’s something I’ve never done before
Here’s something I’ve never done before….raise money. I don’t ask for money. It’s uncomfortable and icky to me. However, my son and I have won this amazing opportunity to go do art internationally at an artist residency in Budapest this … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art residency, art show, art studio, artist, artists life, budapest, go fund me, mother and son, motherhood
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I’m Out of Here
Come December, I’m going international! I have won an artist residency through the International Hungarian Multicultural Center in Budapest, Hungary. The coolest part is that I wasn’t the only one who won it. After putting a proposal together that included … Continue reading
Freedom 58 Project
I’m participating in a project called the Freedom 58 Project. This organization sets out to fight slavery and human oppression through education, advocacy, and action. There are 30 million slaves in the world. 2 million women and children are trafficked … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art business, art exhibit, art for change, art show, Crystal Bridges, Faces of Freedom, Freedom 58, painting
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So good, so fast
So many great things are happening, I need to actually write them down to process them. I have a full schedule coming up in the next few months so I thought I would share some of the things happening. I … Continue reading
And the commissions keep coming
I am feeling amazingly blessed as an artist as this year comes to an end. Looking back I have sold over 50 paintings including several commissions. In fact, I received another commission just tonight. Even though I spent much of … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art show, art studio, artist, color, commissions, exhibits, inspiration, Kansas City, paintings, sold
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I have the best problem an artist could have
It has been an AMAZING week. I sold 3 paintings before my art show through Hello Art. I was counting my blessings! Then I loaded up my car, emptied out my studio, and moved my small paintings, prints, and cards … Continue reading
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Art Reception Success
I had an amazing art reception last night. It was for a designer showroom, and the clientele was designers. The company, Profile Cabinets, actually bought one of my pieces and gave it as a door prize since all of their … Continue reading
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