From December 1, 2009 to January 5, 2010 my Paintings and Giclees will be on exhibition at the Downtown Bank of America in Ocala, Florida.
This is a video of the Reception were you can see the paintings I have on display. The Reception was on Dec. 4th and it was wonderful! Its amazing seeing all [...]

“Valentino” is 24″ wide by 48″ tall. Its a nice size painting with Valentino anchoring and relaxing at the bottom of the Canvas. I have stared a lot at this painting asking wether or not to add something to that empty space, but each time I draw an image to place there, there is a [...]

Artful Giving is a wonderful event that transforms the Marion Cultural Alliance (MCA) into a Christmas boutique. This is the second year MCA brings unique, affordable gifts handcrafted by local artists to the Brick City Center for the Arts. 
We had so much fun celebrating the grand opening. There was wonderful Christmas music, refreshments and ofcourse a lot of [...]

   Here is another Marion Cultural Alliance and Humane Society of Marion County fundraising project that I participated in that featured my Angels. Barkitecture was a terrific project were local Architects designed Dog Houses that would then be auctioned off to benefit these organizations. I helped create a house we called Cracker Hounds. Paddock Park Animal Care Center sponsored it, Schatt Construction, Inc. built it, and [...]

    The third Bark About Art Show was the biggest yet. So many people showed up with their dogs ready to view demonstrations, take in the art and even buy it! 
   This year, Maggie’s Angels showcased the product line offered on the Merchandise link in my website. There you can see each of the portraits that I’ve done and [...]

   The second annual Marion Cultural Alliance and Marion County Humane Society “Bark About Art Show“ was a huge success for Maggie’s Angels. Storms were predicted, but held off and the crowds turned out again for this great event. Many artist and vendors showed off what they had as pet owners showed of their little Angels some [...]

   The first Bark About Art Show and Maggie’s Angels are a natural fit.
   The downtown was filled with dogs walking their pets  :)   Every breed seemed to be present and even some dressed to impress. It was terrific fun seeing so many people come out with their dogs and enjoy the beautiful [...]

   Promotional articles came out in the magazines and in the newspapers for the 2005 Bark About Art Show. One of the stories featured Holly, her painting and me downtown Ocala where the art show was held. Here is the photo from the Ocala Star Banner article with the Bark About Art mascot “Holly”.

   The Marion Cultural Alliance and the Marion County Humane Society put together a “Dog Art Show” called “Bark About Art” and asked my husband & I to create the Poster for the event. I created  “Holly” the Chihuahua, one of the organizer’s dog as the mascot for the event. I had been working on my new [...]

        
                 
   I wanted to include my experience of the 2001 MCA Horse Fever project on this blog, because even though it took place so long ago, it was a fundraiser that really started our involvement in our community. My husband, Kent Weakley, and I participated [...]