MY MOTHER, MYSELF AND THE ARTIST watercolor on clayboard 06, from a dream SOLD Welcome to Stow Studio, 2010!   I majored in studio art at the State University of New York at Oneonta in the 80's. A longtime resident of the Oneonta area, I moved to Cape Cod in 1987, studied under various cape artists for another two years, and moved back to Oneonta in 2000. My work of the past 25 years has been representational; now I am returning to my visionary roots although I still enjoy traditional subjects. My primary ground is clayboard and I still work mainly in watercolor.     In 2007 and 2008 I attended week-long visionary art intensives with Alex and Allyson Grey at Omega Institute ( see the Alex Grey link), and currently in 2009 I am training in Peruvian-based energy medicine ( see the Four Winds link) at Omega. Both new endeavors are in the pursuit of accessing the unseen energy world and bringing it to visual form for individual and collective healing.         Recent solo exhibits include: "Chickens, Goats & Visions: Recent Works" at the Autumn Cafe in Oneonta, Through february, 2010, "Swimming With the Goddess" (with Kim L'Heureux)at the Upper Catskills Community Center for the Arts, Oneonta, (UCCCA) in 2007, "Watercolors of New Mexico and Other Recent Works" at the Autumn Cafe in Oneonta in 2006, "New Ground- Works on Clayboard" at the Cooperstown Art Association in 2006, "Around Town- Oneonta's Architecture Modified by Nature" in 2004, "A Watercolor Sampler (with Carolyn Neidlinger)at the Frank W. Cyr Center, Stamford, NY, in 2004. I exhibit annually in regional juried group exhibits and arts festivals. See my exhibit page for the current schedule.   My originals,prints and cards can be found year-round at the Artisans Guild in Oneonta and at the Catskills Artisan Guild in Margaretville, NY; I sell cards at the Green Earth Market in Oneonta and at the Smithy Pioneer Gallery in Cooperstown, NY.     Below is a brief explanation of my Divine Feminine work.   Swimming With the Goddess   The word METAPHOR literally means “transformer, the crossing over from one state to another”, and has been described as “a physical picture indicating a spiritual condition”. They are messages of deep truths. Metaphors as such arise spontaneously from deepest places in ourselves, and appear not only in our dreams, but come to us in physical form, both individually and collectively, in synchronistic ways. The occurrence of metaphor is seen largely as a right-brained, intuitive, feminine event, and so could be read as manifestations of and messages from the Goddess, herself a metaphor for the Divine Feminine. As metaphor, swimming implies being immersed in the unconscious yet with the head above water, bringing the unconscious to awareness; hence the theme of my new work.     Ideally, I derive my images as they come to me in dreams or spontaneous impressions - those are the best, as they are truly metaphors from the unconscious. Most recently, I am training in energy medicine, in part, to have access to that visionary, mythic realm at will. Alternately, they spring from a creative response to my research and reflections.   align=left>    Enjoy my site, stop back to see what's new! Feel free to email me, just type 'stow studio' in the subject line. Also, my home studio is open by appointment. Please note that all images are copyrighted and may not be used without my permission. EARLY SNOW #2 watercolor & acryllic on clayboard 05 SOLD

ORACLE watercolor on clayboard 2006 collection of Linda Randall DUNE FENCE SWEEP 05 watercolor on clayboard My space at the Artisan Guild in Oneonta They will soon have a website! the Artisan Guild in Oneonta, NY great stuff! That's my 'artist of the month' display in the first window... Check out Alex Grey's site here Learn about Peruvian energy medicine here: Group Picture, Alex Grey Visionary Intensive click on pik to go to my art intensive page and blog Exhibits, Biography my booth at a show.... soon I'll make a page for the original watercolor bird ornaments that I create... My Gallery The Archives (older artwork) Upper Catskills Community Council for the Arts (UCCCA) click to go to UCCCA website Wilber Mansion, home to the Upper Catskill Community Council for the Arts Come see me in Oneonta! Click to link to website.. Cooperstown Art Association, click to go to site I have artwork, cards and ornaments at CAA from Nov 9 thru Dec 26 at the annual Holiday Show Cooperstown Art Association TWO PEARS watercolor on clayboard 06 EL SANTUARIO DE CHIMAYO watercolor, New Mexico series 2006 KASHA KATEUWE (WHITE CLIFFS) watercolor 2006 New Mexico Series "Cows in the Shade on a Hot Day" watercolor 2005 WEAVERS watercolor on clayboard 07 from a dream EARLY SNOW # 1 watercolor & acryllic on clayboard 05

Her-Own-Woman Invites You from a dream SOLD GATE-KEEPER watercolor on clayboard 2006 inspired from a dream. Sold SWIMMING WITH THE GODDESS a progression of goddesses, SOLD BITTY IN A BASKET watercolor on clayboard 2006 collection of the artist HEART PROTECTRESS watercolor on clayboard, 07 sold on display at Artisan Guild, Main St, Oneonta, NY "The Joy of Flying in a Wedding Dress, Holding a Tortilla" watercolor on clayboard 2006, another dream, sold VOLITION watercolor on clayboard 06 SOLD, from a dream EARLY SNOW # 3 watercolor on paper 05 SOLD SCROLL DOWN TO SEE MORE, TO CLICK ONTO OTHER PAGES OF OLDER ARTWORK AND TO VIEW MY FULL BIO.. Neolithic Primus 2007 watercolor on clayboard, scratched... a tribute to the neolithic goddesses VOICE (Warrior Woman, You KNOW What to Do!) 2007 watercolor and water-soluble crayon on clayboard SOLD CHURCHYARD CEMETERY watercolor on clayboard 05 DRY DOCK watercolor 04 SOLD SANTA FE WALL watercolor New Mexico series 06 CHIMAYO HARVEST watercolor New Mexico series 06

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