A Private Tour…
…..at the Shumei Hall Gallery. (Esther) Yating Li, a PCC student from mainland China gives us the interpretation of calligraphy on Clara Yang’s scroll mounted landscape painting. Tomiko Varga,( Esther) Yating Li, Carol Soucek King, Emma and Nika Carrasco with...
THE NAN RAE GALLERY ….
…dedication day during Founders Week at Woodbury University. Speech…speech! Dr. Kenneth Nielsen, President of Woodbury University Judith Nelson my hero and Eileen Ogle Standing: Hildegard Lindsay, me, Valerie Hoffman and Carol Soucek King Seated: Michael...
What a Joy to Present…
“JOURNEY of the IMAGINATION” A group show by my amazingly talented students, now professionals in their own right. We were privileged to exhibit at the most beautiful site possible, SHUMEI HALL GALLERY 2430 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107 A brief description of...
INSTALLATION DAY……
…..for the ‘Journey of the Imagination’ exhibition to be held at Shumei Hall in Pasadena. What a joy to curate this amazing work by such talented artists. Kc Camp discussing a technical point. Will McGaul, noted Interior Designer was a great asset in getting...
IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT…..
…..and I was on my way to Lisa See’s house in Brentwood from the Burbank hillside. For you two people in the universe who may not know of Lisa, she is the most prolific and powerful writer, author of amazing books such as ‘Peony in Love’, ‘Snow Flower and...
DISNEY ARTISTS FEATURED….
….in the new Nan Rae Gallery at Woodbury University. In collaboration with Suspended Animation Gallery, Woodbury University is presenting “Animators as Artists”, an exhibition of non-Disney art by Disney Artists. The collection was gathered by Terry Chonin,...
EVERYONE NEEDS DIM SUM ….
….after a hard day’s framing selection! Just for the record the best framer for Brush paintings in L.A. is Agnes at the Magic Dragon Co. Not only that, she will have your paintings mounted beautifully and the price is more than right! Lynne...
YESTERDAY I HAD A DELIGHTFUL CONVERSATION……………………..
…..with an Episcopal Chaplain who said that his definition of faith is to be present in the moment/situation. That was an eye opening statement that got me thinking about why I was so very moved at Judith Nelson’s recent birthday bash. There we all were, over...
A PERFECT RESPITE CAN ALWAYS BE HAD….
at the tea house in The Garden of Flowing Fragrance at the Huntington Botanical Gardens. If you haven’t been to Suzou this exact copy of a scholar’s garden there is the next best thing. Seen left to right are lovely Carol Soucek King, dear Tomiko Varga, Annie...
Carol O’ Toole’s SMILE AND LOVING HEART WILL ….
make your day! What a dear friend she had been since our first meeting when I did a Serigraph for the Pasadena Jr. Phil’s.
WELCOME…
to my personal blog where I’ll be sharing adventures and how I determine each day to live joyfully as an Artist, Teacher, and Author. My latest book “What If… We Have the Power to Change Our Lives” an inspirational book that hopefully will empower you to live your best life! You can find me and my work at nanraestudio.com My hope is that this blog will inspire you to find joy everywhere and in everything and that is what I wish for you!