I am a self taught artist from West Chester, PA. I have painted professionally for close to 20 years for private clientele but have ventured out into local galleries, shows, shops, and now online. I paint primarily with acrylics on canvas, but enjoy painting on other surfaces like glass and fabric. At the moment, my work can be found at the Chester County Art Association Exton Square Studio at the Exton Square Mall and online at Etsy.com .
I can be reached by leaving a comment here or at SibStudio@aol.com.
Behind the Easel
In my earlier version of this blog, there was a spot to add a little quote, saying, or blog description. I never noticed the spot until much later. And since I had not changed it , for months it had the original WordPress filler: Just another WordPress.com weblog. I found it amusing and left it as an ode to my first blog newbieism. As we – one of my sons – began to fill out the first pages of starting up this version of the blog, we just wrote "Something Nice" as the filler to be changed later, after the blog was up and running. Once the blog was published, we noticed that Something Nice had it's own prominent spot above the header. After asking what do you think I should put in that spot and having a multitude of silliness and puns from the rest of the family, someone called out "behind the easel". Ah – perfect! That describes what I envision this blog – a peak behind the easel to see the stories behind the paintings, early sketches, finished paintings, photos I take for reference, video clips, etc. Perfect! So stay tuned to peak behind the easel!
- Kathy Sibley 2011
Kathy — first of all, I LOVE the glasses. I was repacking them this morning – they are absolutely gorgeous!! I know my friends will really enjoy them. Thanks so much!
(You oughta post them here!)
I love your website — it’s really neat! And naturally, the flip flops are my favorite for sure!!
The Art Exhibit I went to in Harrisburg yesterday was fun – lottsa good art work, including crafts and photography also. You ought to consider putting some of your work in the contest. Over 2,000 entries were made; 150 of them were picked to be on display. My cousin had one which was really neat (Bucks County Barn). It was a nice evening looking at art – so – GO FOR IT next year!
Take care and keep in touch. Thanks again.
Regards,
Lynn
Thanks so much Lynn! It was a pleasure to paint for you!
I will have to look into that art show – thanks for the tip and your kind words!