Month: February 2025

From Portugal to Pittsburgh

Can it be spring yet? Please? I don’t know about you, but I was born in April and I am definitely a spring baby. Well, maybe not a baby anymore! This year I’ll be 67, but being blessed to live in Pennsylvania, I have enjoyed spring every year since I was born. With just two weeks until the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show begins, I’m super excited about seeing and smelling spring flowers again… admiring beautiful landscaping… meeting first-timer visitors to the show… and of course, introducing my art to newcomers and creating new relationships. As I prepare for my 28th year

Pittsburgh’s First Sign of Spring

It’s been quite a busy week. I was hoping to have a small painting from Portugal to share with you, but as John Lennon once said, “life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” But I’m almost there with the piece, so stay tuned… In the meantime, I’ve been starting to prepare for my next and oldest show. That’s right – The Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show, Pittsburgh’s traditional first sign of spring –  is just around the corner. This will be my 28th year as an exhibitor at the show, so at this point, The Home and Garden Show feels like