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
Tag Archives: Kansas City
Paint Your Pet Portrait – Take 2
This class ended up booking in out in 48 hours. It was such a huge hit, that I’m offering another by request. If you’re in the Kansas City area July 19th and want something fun to do, come join us. … Continue reading
6 Acceptance Letters
I have mentioned in past blog posts that I decided to start applying for things I didn’t have the nerve to apply before. I also applied for a lot of festivals I’ve never done, residencies that look interesting, and even … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance letter, art biz, art business, art exhibit, buttonwood art space, gallery show, juried art show, juried show, Kansas City, kansas city artist, kansas city irish fest, maker faire, overland park fall festival, paper birch landing, strawberry swing, union station
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Painting Parties
I love sharing art with other people. I love more making it fun and accessible. I have started to do art classes again, and have been doing one to two art parties a month. The art parties include a pre-chosen … Continue reading
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Tagged art classes, art parties, art studio, Kansas City, overland park, painting, painting classes, painting parties
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Taking Time and Making Time
I am already starting to book several shows for this year. I currently have two shows hanging, one at The Visitor Convention Bureau in downtown Kansas City and another at Waddell & Reed on the Plaza. I don’t have another … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art exhibits, art studio, artists life, exhibits, Kansas City, paintings
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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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Small Pieces
I love to paint big. It’s no secret. I have a lot of large paintings. However, I get a lot of requests for small paintings because they are more affordable. The first Friday of December, I will be doing a … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art show, December, Hello Art, Hotel Phillips, Kansas City, paintings, series, small works
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Lots Turned out to Touch
I had my First Friday show in the KC Crossroads this past Friday. It was a terrific show. I had well over 1000 people come through. It was great to talk to everyone and watch visitors interact with my paintings. … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art exhibit, art show, crossroads, first fridays, impasto, Kansas City, paintings, texture
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Better kick it into high gear
I am so slammed busy in the studio at the moment I wanted to take a small break and share all the good happenings. I have been making a real effort to start applying for shows and events. It’s great … Continue reading
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Tagged apex art space, art, art exhibit, art show, artskc, blue valley parks and rec, crossroads, first Friday, fundraiser, gallery, jones gallery, Kansas City, paintings, st. Likes, studio
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