by Dixie | Sep 9, 2010 | random stuff
In 1978 I had a necklace that was an open star form with a very bright, shining little diamond on the edge as shown in this picture of me. How disappointed I was when I realized I had lost this necklace while on a trip with my husband. Surely I could see about having...
by Dixie | Aug 20, 2010 | random stuff
Watercolor sometimes brings happy accidents and surprises. If the water in the paint runs in a different direction as it dries, then the result is like a little flower bloom. Sometimes a watercolor painter can actually make these kinds of results, and sometimes...
by Dixie | Aug 20, 2010 | history
I am a member of the East County Art Association and when we had our gallery on Main Street in El Cajon, we got to be on the news, KUSI. Mr. Rod Luck came to interview some of us that early morning and I felt so privileged to be selected to be one of the artists that...
by Dixie | Aug 7, 2010 | history
A friend of mine invited me to come paint her gray potting shed in her gorgeous back yard. She loved the wisteria that was in bloom near the shed and so I got that painted in to her liking. In a few years she decided to paint the shed a different color, this time,...
by Dixie | Aug 2, 2010 | random stuff
I am recovering from back surgery at this time. It’s a slow process and I’m glad to be back home, but of all things, I can’t believe what happened to me while I was in the hospital. I had a nice view from my window while at Grossmont hospital and...